Only 38% of current school board members plan to run for reelection, according to a survey released Monday by School Board Partners, a nonprofit group that trains new school board members. This compares to more than 70% of school board members running for reelection in 2016, the group said.
“The high turnover rate underlines the challenge of building more robust infrastructure to recruit, elect, train, support, and reelect new and returning board members to undertake the difficult work of education justice,” the report said.
In recent years, local school board meetings have grown contentious over COVID-19 pandemic safety measures, critical race theory discussions and the rights of LGBTQIA+ students.
