How political organizers are channeling parents' education frustrations
CNN
Political divides are playing out in public schools across the country. In Pennsylvania, a political action committee called "Back to School PA" pumped close to $700,000 into statewide school board elections, backing candidates who vowed to keep classrooms open.
"I hope that the race in Virginia really woke a lot of people up and said, OK, there is a groundswell of parents," Schillinger said.
Tense school board meetings across the country illustrate the political divides playing out in public schools right now, from debates about the teaching of critical race theory to the enforcement of mask and vaccine mandates. But beyond the weekly fireworks, and beyond Virginia, there's a common thread tying many parents together: the feeling that they've been ignored.