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		<title>Education Week: Elections</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[School Board Elections Don't Get Much Attention. They Should]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/18/school-board-elections-dont-get-much-attention.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/18/school-board-elections-dont-get-much-attention.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[School boards play a critical role in steering the progress of the nation’s schools, but the relationship between school boards and school district leaders could be better.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Election 2020: A Note to Our Readers]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/04/election-2020-a-note-to-our-readers.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/04/election-2020-a-note-to-our-readers.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[With results of the 2020 presidential election undetermined as of EdWeek Update’s deadline, continue following edweek.org and the Politics K-12 blog for the latest updates and analysis.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[K-12 Election Watch: 7 Big Questions for Schools and Education]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/02/k-12-election-watch-7-big-questions-for.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/02/k-12-election-watch-7-big-questions-for.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[From pandemic policies and federal aid to local school board races and the youth vote, here’s a look at things that matter for K-12 on Election Day 2020.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[What's at Stake for the Senate Education Committee as Run-Off Elections Loom]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/11/senate-education-committee-control-elections.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/11/senate-education-committee-control-elections.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Two run-off elections could decide how the Senate addresses the coronavirus pandemic and a new education secretary, among other issues.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Educators Prefer Governors With a More Cautious Approach to COVID-19]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/02/educators-prefer-governors-with-a-more-cautious.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/11/02/educators-prefer-governors-with-a-more-cautious.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[EdWeek Research Center survey tracks educator opinions of Trump, Devos, governors, and school boards on pandemic management.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[School Board Elections Are Often Overlooked. They Shouldn't Be]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/10/28/school-board-elections-are-often-overlooked-they.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/10/28/school-board-elections-are-often-overlooked-they.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Don’t forget to vote for your school board, writes Charlie Wilson. It has direct consequences for the education children receive.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Teacher Loses Case as Supreme Court Backs State Sanctions for Rogue Electors]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2020/07/teacher_loses_case_as_supreme_.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2020/07/teacher_loses_case_as_supreme_.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Micheal Baca, now a government teacher, was one of the rogue electors who faced sanctions for casting an Electoral College ballot for someone other than the winner of their states' popular vote.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Idaho Seeks to Block Electronic-Signature Gathering for Education Ballot Measure]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2020/07/idaho_officials_seek_to_block_.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2020/07/idaho_officials_seek_to_block_.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Idaho officials asked a U.S. Supreme Court justice to block an injunction that allows a group backing an education ballot initiative to collect electronic signatures because of COVID-19.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Kamala Harris Has a Chance to Make School Desegregation a Key Issue]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/13/kamala-harris-has-a-chance-to-make.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/13/kamala-harris-has-a-chance-to-make.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The vice presidential candidate was bused to school as child. Her experience could inform national education policy, writes Jonathan E. Collins.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Teacher Defeats West Virginia's State Senate President in Primary]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/06/elementary_teacher_defeats_west_virginia_state_senate_president_primary.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/06/elementary_teacher_defeats_west_virginia_state_senate_president_primary.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[After a couple years of clashes with teachers in the state, West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael was ousted in Tuesday's Republican primary election by a teacher.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[COVID-19's Turmoil Could Make Schools a Potent Election Issue]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/05/20/covid-19s-turmoil-could-make-schools-a-potent.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/05/20/covid-19s-turmoil-could-make-schools-a-potent.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[With the stakes high in November, school shutdowns, reopenings, and money for recovery could put education front and center for voters, and complicate things for politicians and activists alike.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Endorsements Still Touchy for Teachers' Unions in Presidential Election Season]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/03/25/endorsements-still-touchy-for-unions-in-election.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/03/25/endorsements-still-touchy-for-unions-in-election.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Both the AFT and the NEA vowed to engage their members more deeply this year in deciding who to back for the White House. How well have they done?]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How to Vet the Presidential Candidates on Education]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/02/14/how-to-vet-the-presidential-candidates-on.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/02/14/how-to-vet-the-presidential-candidates-on.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[There are five key values to consider when separating campaign rhetoric from how a candidate would actually govern, writes Robert Feirsen.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How Teacher Strikes Could Factor in 2020 Elections]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/11/27/how-teacher-strikes-could-factor-in-2020.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/11/27/how-teacher-strikes-could-factor-in-2020.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The recent Chicago Teachers Union strike drew attention from Democratic presidential candidates in Illinois, a state won by Democrats in the last White House contest. For 2020, it's possible we could see a twist on that story: big-city teacher strikes in states with less predictable outcomes.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Deep Dive: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren on Charter Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/deep-dive-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-charters.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/deep-dive-bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-charters.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Dig into what two leading Democratic presidential candidates have to say in their platforms about charter schools with Education Week's detailed analysis.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[How Warren's Year as a Young Teacher Could Factor in the 2020 Campaign]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/08/how-warrens-year-as-a-young-teacher.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/08/how-warrens-year-as-a-young-teacher.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The swirl of attention around Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s story of being forced out of a teaching job when she was pregnant intensifies the spotlight on her background and K-12 credentials.]]></description>
				<category>Elections</category>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Why Have Education Politics Gone National?]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/04/05/why-have-education-politics-gone-national.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/04/05/why-have-education-politics-gone-national.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The recent wave of teacher strikes reflects a broader phenomenon, blurring the boundaries between national and local school politics, write three education professors.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Biden's Segregation Comments Resurrect His Anti-Busing History]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/06/24/bidens-segregation-comments-resurrect-his-anti-busing-history.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/06/24/bidens-segregation-comments-resurrect-his-anti-busing-history.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Joe Biden’s recent remarks on his willingness to work with segregationists resurrected his long-ago efforts to oppose school busing. Will it hurt his campaign?]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Principal Running for Congress to Challenge Incumbent in Democratic Primary]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/06/principal_running_for_office_politics.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/06/principal_running_for_office_politics.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[While the number of principals running for office has been dwarfed by teachers, school leaders are hoping to change policies in statehouses and in Washington that they say impact their students and families.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[In Historic Win, Nationally Recognized Teacher Jahana Hayes Elected to U.S. House]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/11/06/in-historic-win-nationally-recognized-teacher-jahana.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/11/06/in-historic-win-nationally-recognized-teacher-jahana.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Elections]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The 2016 National Teacher of the Year will represent Connecticut’s 5th district, becoming the first African-American woman from the state to serve in Congress.]]></description>
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