by Nikoel Hytrek | Nov 7, 2023 | EDUCATION, ELECTION, POLITICS
In a room packed with supporters, candidates, Johnston residents and plants, cheers rose up as Jason Arnold and Lya Williams won two of the four open seats on the Johnston School Board while incumbents Soneeta Mangra-Dutcher and Jennifer Chamberland retained their...
by Amie Rivers | Nov 7, 2023 | EDUCATION, ELECTION, POLITICS
Though the largest school bond in state history failed, three out of four sitting Cedar Rapids school board members kept their seats, with only the District 4 seat changing hands. Seven board members serve staggered four-year terms. Four of those (two at-large as well...
by Ty Rushing | Nov 7, 2023 | EDUCATION, ELECTION, POLITICS
For more than a year, outrage over a policy to protect transgender and nonbinary students hung a black cloud over the Linn-Mar School District, but Tuesday’s school board elections served as a referendum for supporters of the policy that was later gutted by state...
by Amie Rivers | Nov 7, 2023 | EDUCATION, ELECTION, POLITICS
Two incumbents and a progressive candidate endorsed by both the teachers’ union and One Iowa were voted onto the Waukee school board Tuesday. Three school board seats were open this year. Current board president Wendy Marsh took the most votes, with an even...
by Ty Rushing | Nov 7, 2023 | EDUCATION, ELECTION, POLITICS
Three left-leaning candidates and a moderate defeated a three-person conservative bloc to win four open seats on the Dallas Center-Grimes School Board, according to Tuesday’s unofficial results. There were two at-large seats open and three candidates. Incumbent Ryan...