MOST CALIFORNIANS WON’T BE ABLE TO VOTE for their local school board again this year because of a lack of candidates. Even a new law allowing school boards to raise trustee pay has not led to more competitive races statewide.
An EdSource analysis of 2,225 current races for school board seats in 52 counties found that 62% are not on the ballot because either no one is running for the seat or a single candidate is running unopposed — making that person an instant winner. A single candidate is running unopposed for 1,207 seats, while 224 have no candidates running to fill them at all.
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