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Election 2007

Follow Education Week’s print and online-only coverage of the 2007 state election campaigns to see where the major candidates stand on education.

Education Funding News in Brief Houston, Charlotte OK Bonds to Build Schools
Voters in Houston narrowly approved an $805 million bond issue last week that will pay for building 24 new schools, renovating 134 others, and upgrading safety and security in all schools.
Ann Bradley, November 13, 2007
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Federal Utah's Vote Raises Bar on Choice
The defeat of what would have been the nation’s first universal-voucher program highlights again the political vulnerability of such controversial school choice measures.
Erik W. Robelen, November 9, 2007
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7 min read
Federal Off-Year Election Results Could Usher In Policy Shifts
Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, and New Jersey are among the states that could be affected.
Linda Jacobson, November 8, 2007
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School & District Management Indianapolis Mayor, Supporter of Charters, Loses Race
Mayor Bart Peterson will be handing over the reins of the city and its 16 charter schools to a Republican political neophyte.
Michele McNeil, November 8, 2007
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Supporters cheer during anti-school voucher election night festivities on Nov. 6, in Salt Lake City. Voters decided against adopting the nation's first universal school voucher program.
Supporters cheer during anti-school voucher election night festivities on Nov. 6, in Salt Lake City. Voters decided against adopting the nation's first universal school voucher program.
Douglas C. Pizac/AP
Federal Utah Vouchers Rejected in Overwhelming Vote
After a multimillion-dollar political campaign that pitted teachers’ unions nationally against school choice advocates, Utah voters yesterday voted overwhelmingly to repeal the nation’s first universal voucher law.
Michele McNeil, November 7, 2007
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School & District Management School Issues Vary on States’ Ballots
Voters will decide some notable education- and child-related questions when they go to the polls next month.
Linda Jacobson, October 30, 2007
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Federal Louisiana Gov.-Elect Faces Education Issues
Kentucky and Mississippi also will select their governors in the 2007 electoral season.
Linda Jacobson, October 25, 2007
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Michael Boud, a volunteer working in support of the Utah school voucher program, collects signs at the headquarters of the pro-voucher group Parents for Choice in Education, in Salt Lake City. Supporters urge a vote for the program on Citizen’s State Referendum Number 1, which is on the ballot Nov. 6. The referendum has drawn attention and resources from voucher supporters and opponents nationwide.
Michael Boud, a volunteer working in support of the Utah school voucher program, collects signs at the headquarters of the pro-voucher group Parents for Choice in Education, in Salt Lake City. Supporters urge a vote for the program on Citizen’s State Referendum Number 1, which is on the ballot Nov. 6. The referendum has drawn attention and resources from voucher supporters and opponents nationwide.
Trent Nelson for Education Week
School Choice & Charters A Choice Showdown
In a conservative state, where the public schools remain popular, an ambitious new voucher program faces a fierce ballot challenge.
Michele McNeil, October 23, 2007
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10 min read