What in the world is happening in the US? Scanning the Headlines for News on Education and the Election

Given the elections in the United States on November 3^rd, this week IEN scanned the headlines and found a few links to news stories related to education both before and after voting took place.

In addition to summarizing the presidential election results so far (using the headline “Trump sets U.S. on course for institutional crisis”), Politico’s Global Translations provided links to headlines from around the world.

Before the election, Education Week focused on 7 Big Questions for Schools and Education and noted as well that Educators Prefer Governors With a More Cautious Approach to COVID-19.

Chalkbeat previewed 8 big consequences the election could have for America’s K-12 schools and after the election continued to report on a series of education related issues in Indiana, Colorado, and Michigan:

• Control of the Indianapolis school board up in the air with two close races
• Proposition EE, nicotine tax measure for universal preschool, cruises to victory
• Incumbents, lawmaker take early lead in Detroit school board race

The74 continues to curate a live blog with updates on key education related votes across the country, including results of state and local elections for governors, senators, and school board members, along with outcomes of several different ballot initiatives:

2020 Liveblog — Education on the Ballot: Rolling Updates, Results & Analysis From 50 Key Votes That Could Reshape Education Policy – The74

• Pre-K Wins Big in Colorado, San Antonio, St. Louis, and Multnomah County
• California Ban on Affirmative Action in College Admissions Likely to Stay in Place
• Washington State Passes Sex Education Bill
• Florida Voters Choose to Amend State Constitution to Say ‘Only a Citizen’ Can Vote

Ballotpedia provides links to an extensive set of overviews and results of national elections, ballot measures/issues, state-by-state elections, and school board elections, and google searches of education and elections turns up many stories on local ballot measures and school board races.

Beyond the results, even before the election, some educators were thinking about how to address what many predicted would be contested and uncertain outcomes:

• ‘You Can’t Be Silent.’ Schools Brace for the Presidential Election Aftermath, Time

• We Don’t Know Who Won the Election, But I Know What I’ll Say to My Class Today, Chris Dier, Education Week

— Thomas Hatch