Politico received blowback on Wednesday after publishing an article warning that Republicans are making local school board races partisan.
The article titled “Republicans eye new front in education wars: Making school board races partisan” accused Republicans of politicizing school board races into “partisan elections” to gain ground for the 2022 elections.
Protesters and activists hold signs as they stand outside a Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) board meeting in Ashburn, Virginia on October 12, 2021.
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“Republicans across America are pressing local jurisdictions and state lawmakers to make typically sleepy school board races into politicized, partisan elections in an attempt to gain more statewide control and swing them to victory in the 2022 midterms,” Politico reported.
The article was critical of Republicans involved in education issues throughout the country. Politico reporters Andrew Atterbury and Juan Perez Jr. wrote how Republicans have transformed parents’ outrage towards critical-race-theory” target=”_blank”>critical race theory<
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