Category: school board

What the Mainstream Media Won’t Report About the San Francisco Election

Commentary This week, San Francisco celebrates the decisive victory of the school board recall, which we predicted in our Feb. 8 column published in The Epoch Times. Many commentators, activists, and establishment politicians believed this election could not possibly be so clear-cut in a city like San Francisco, or had dismissed the recall as a…


San Francisco School Revolt

Commentary Mess with people’s kids and you’re in a world of hurt. That message is spreading all over the country. It was a key to the victory of Gov. Glenn Youngkin last November in Virginia. It’s even happening in San Francisco, where this week voters recalled three left-wing members of the school board, Alison Collins,…


San Francisco School Board President Blames ‘White Supremacists’ for Recall Defeat

Following an overwhelming defeat in this week’s recall battle, the president of San Francisco Board of Education claimed that her ouster was the consequence of “fighting for racial justice,” and that those who voted “yes” are aligned with “white supremacists.” None of the three board members challenged in the recall won support to continue in…


San Francisco School Board President Blames ‘White Supremacists’ for Successful Recall

Following an overwhelming defeat in this week’s recall battle, the president of San Francisco Board of Education claimed that her ouster was the consequence of “fighting for racial justice,” and that those who voted “yes” are aligned with “white supremacists.” None of the three board members challenged in the recall won support to continue in…


VIDEO: Parents Shoved, Denied Access to Pennsylvania School Board Meeting

Tensions boiled over Wednesday at a Downingtown Area School District board meeting when a district employee, guarding the door to prevent the unmasked from entering, got into a physical altercation with a parent. The Chester County Pennsylvania school district requires everyone attending the meeting to wear a mask. The rule is enforced with guards at…


Why I Support the San Francisco School Board Recall

Commentary I support the recall of three members of the Board of Education in San Francisco in an election that is taking place on February 15, 2022. Because some liberal Democrats have attempted to criticize anyone taking this position, specifically by alleging that it’s a Republican-led effort and part of a movement by conservatives to attack…


OC Board of Education Accused of Illegally Appointing Trustee

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Tim Shaw rebutted allegations on Feb. 4 from a lawsuit that claimed he was illegally reappointed to his vacant Orange County Board of Education seat in December. “I was eligible in all respects,” Shaw told The Epoch Times. The legal challenge filed in Orange County Superior Court on Feb. 3 by Michael Sean…


Only in San Francisco: A Unique School Board Recall

Commentary The recall of San Francisco school board commissioners Collins, Lopez, and Moliga crosses the finish line on February 15th with, we predict, an important and decisive victory. Average voters—Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and especially parents—are waking up and becoming motivated by the fact that they really do have the power to determine and influence who…


San Francisco School Board Recall Explained | Siva Raj

There’s a campaign in San Francisco to recall three school board members. A number of parents are frustrated with the board not prioritizing the reopening of the schools. My guest is Siva Raj, co-lead for this recall campaign. He explains why this recall has gained so much momentum and how it will impact the city….


Group Offers School Board Activist Training Nationwide

SARASOTA, Fla.—People from all stages of life—with and without children in public schools—are filling workshops across the country designed to prepare them to challenge local school boards on issues and help school board candidates they support get elected. In January, it was a mostly conservative crowd, hopeful they’d learn how to right a lop-sided, left-leaning…