Last night’s elections were fascinating. The NY State Senate
is clearly in Democratic control for the
first time in years – the Dems only
needed to flip one seat and they flipped eight.This will likely have a substantial impact on education funding and charter
school policies in the state.
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| Khem in her NYC days |
Lots of progressive new Governors won across the country who
strongly support public education, and of course the House returned to Democratic
control, aided by three House seats that flipped in NYS: Brindisi, Delgado and
Max Rose here in NYC.
In nearby Newark, the voters approved a return
to an elected school board vs. mayoral control, with the support of the Mayor
of Newark Ras Baraka who said , “I do not want that power,” he said. “I want
the people to have that power.” Too bad our Mayor isn’t that evolved.
And in news that is special to many of us here in NYC, Khem Irby,
former parent leader in D 13, won her school board election in Guilford County- the third largest school district in North Carolina:
Current school board members held their seats
in most of the Guilford County Board of Education races based on complete but
unofficial returns. The one exception is
the 6th District, where Democratic challenger Khem Irby won in a tight race
over incumbent Wes Cashwell, according to complete but unofficial results.
Chicago will also likely return to an elected
school board after more than twenty years of mayoral control, as approved last
session by both houses of the IL
Legislature and their newly elected Governor supports it.
Yay democracy in action. And congrats to Khem!!!!
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