Candidates supported by education reform groups were leading in the Denver school board election in the first returns Tuesday night, with the two incumbents in the race — Scott Baldermann and Charm…
Candidates supported by education reform groups were leading in the Denver school board election in the first returns Tuesday night, with the two incumbents in the race — Scott Baldermann and Charmaine Lindsay — trailing their challengers.
Youngquist, a former East High principal running for the at-large seat, was ahead with 50,579 – or 62.84% – votes. Kwame Spearman, the former mayoral candidate and ex-CEO of the Tattered Cover bookstore chain, had 20,371 – or 25.31% – votes. Brittni Johnson, a community organizer and DPS parent, had 9,536 – or 11.85% – votes.
This year’s election for three seats on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education garnered heightened interest from parents and community members, who sought to shake up the leadership of Colorado’s largest district followingThe committee, which is funded largely by Denver Families Action, spent money on advertising, ranging from mailers to a television ad — a rarity in Denver school board elections — to support candidates Youngquist, Sia and De La Rosa and to attack the three candidates...
The pandemic threw school boards across the U.S. into the spotlight as districts were faced with difficult decisions around school closures and board meetings turned into partisan battles over public health policies and classroom curriculums.
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