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...
This is the backgrounder you need.
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In the weeks before executing a military operation in Caracas to arrest Maduro and his wife, the Trump administration was laying out the ideological case against Venezuela through economic sanctions.
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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
The candidates include a Republican who once proposed that students use thick textbooks as shields in school shootings.
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We can hope 2026 will be about good sense and decency in the face of “teams.” Pay attention to those showing the way.
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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.
It may not be loud. But vouchers are having an impact. See what’s coming.
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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...
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...
