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Transparent School Board Elections
Debunking the Myths
Useful Information
How do you respond to the assertion by the Indiana School Boards Association that only Connecticut, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania, have Partisan school board elections?
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How do you respond to the assertion by the Indiana School Boards Association that partisan school board elections will prevent Hoosiers employed by the Federal Government and Hoosiers who work for the State and Local Courts from serving on their local school boards?
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Will political party identification in school board races adversely impact the school board’s ability to address school board issues, or compromise the ability of a school board to best serve the interest of the student and their parents?
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Will political party identification in school board races increase tension, polarization, partisan politics, or political pressure in schools due to possible divisive issues?
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Will political party identification in school board races narrow the pool of qualified candidates running in school board elections?
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Will political party identification in school board races discourage members of the minority party in the school district from running for school board races?
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Will political party identification in school board races lead voters to choose school board members based solely on party, with no regard for qualifications?
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Will political party identification in school board races cause voters to assume that voting a straight ticket will automatically include school board races?
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Is political party identification in school board races a contradiction to the 2019 session decision to make the Indiana Secretary of Education an appointed rather than an elected position, which legislators said aimed to keep political issues out of education?
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Do Partisans oppose transparent school board elections?
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Will political party identification in school board races make the job of school superintendent less attractive and decrease the number of qualified candidates for the position of school superintendent?
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Will political party identification in school board races lead to the hiring of teachers based on their political views.
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