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Are school board races swinging to the right?

Races for school board sparked greater interest this election than in the past. A surge inground-level political organizing and candidate recruitment has developed in the last year with groups like Moms for Liberty creating slates of right-learning candidates.

How did they do this election? Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks with Doug Kronaizl, staff writer for Ballotpedia who has been tracking school board races.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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