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The ground game is changing. A school board race in Idaho shows how. Really enjoyed reporting with @emmaepperly.bsky.social @idahoednews.bsky.social for @hechingerreport.org with fab photos by @joanmorse.
We can hope 2026 will be about good sense and decency in the face of “teams.” Pay attention to those showing the way.
With Lindel Fields not running for the top Ed job in OK, will the post-Walters calm vanish? @hechingerreport.org @slate.com slate.com/life/2026/05...
The Thunder are not the only thing happening on OKC. A boring acting superintendent of public instruction is trying to make public education normal again. Will it stick with elections coming up? @hechingerreport.org and @slate.com hechingerreport.org/can-oklahoma...
What’s happening in Idaho may foretell a stepped up far right strategy to gain control of every office, from school board on up. @emmaepperly.bsky.social of @idahoednews.bsky.social and I learned first hand about the new ground game. @hechingerreport.org hechingerreport.org/a-republican...
This is the backgrounder you need.
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The race for two seats on the Lakeland school board in Idaho was not about school issues, but about allegiances. It offers an urgent message about strategy and power. Reported with @emmaepperly.bsky.social @idahoednews.bsky.social for @hechingerreport.org hechingerreport.org/a-republican...
After Ryan Walters, Lindel Fields has brought a far different vibe to @okdoe.bsky.social “If you wouldn’t say it to your neighbor’s sixth grader, don’t say it, right?” Can it survive the June primary? @hechingerreport.org hechingerreport.org/can-oklahoma...
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A new state superintendent seeks to divorce schools from politics. June’s primary election could bring a return to culture-wars-style leadership
