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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is the BoE 's non-action a surprise to anyone? You all voted for  them time and time again. Why are you expecting a different response? Don't expect change if you're not changing who you vote for.[/quote]

This. Most voters don't care. I understand sort of -- a lot of voters don't have kids so they really don't pay attention to the BOE elections.

I voted for non-incumbents but my vote is nothing against the powerful teacher's union.

We moved our kids to private and happy we did so. Even if there was a revolution in the BOE, due to staggered election cycles it would take 6+ years to get even a simple majority of BOE members replaced. My kids will be nearly out of school then.[/quote]
Brenda Wolff, who is the president of the BOE, is up for re-election this year. If she were to get defeated it would probably scare enough of them to fall in line. [/quote]

PP here. I had this same hope last election. We were in the middle of the pandemic, schools were closed, and many parents were furious about the BOE's actions. If there was a time to vote out the BOE, it was then.[b] Yet, every incumbent on the ballot was re-elected.[/b]

The only "surprise" outcome was that the union-backed candidate (Dasgupta) lost in favor of the PTSA-backed candidate (Harris) for the open seat.

So we'll just continue to rework our finances so our kids can go to private. I'll continue to support challengers on the BOE, but I don't see that going anywhere.[/quote]

The incumbents were re-elected because their opponents were bad candidates. People who want to see changes on the BOE need to recruit stronger candidates to run for the seats. And for the 2022 election, they need to do so right now. The deadline for filing is next month.[/quote]

I know a really strong candidate who is running! Not announcing yet, but stay tuned. :)[/quote]

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