2024 Nebraska Primary Election Results: Education Officials
Get a 7-day weather forecast in just a few minutes. The State Board of Education has recently become the site of some of Nebraska's most heated political debates. Half of the board has chosen not to run for re-election in 2024, and two of the candidates will be up for election on Tuesday. KETV News Watch Seven's Aaron Hegarty spoke with all six candidates in the two contested primaries. Where should transgender students go to the bathroom, you have to go. you have to go What would they rather do? Let them go down the hallway to the school books. One of the things I want to focus on is helping parents understand what's happening with their students at school. Candidates in Nebraska's school board primary are supporting KETV. All said they wanted to see a step forward in proficiency. If you wait for students to fail, it will be much harder to catch them. But that's not why school boards have received more attention in recent years. In 2021, crowds packed school board meetings, brought passionate comments, and raised our children and grandchildren into potential sexual perverts. This comes from discussions surrounding proposed new standards, including topics such as gender identity and sexual orientation. I started to notice some of the rhetoric I had been hearing. Democrat Liz Renner is running to represent District 4. I am against banning any books. And I think the culture wars, a lot of the problems that are caused there, just get in the way of work. What they are trying to do is make sure that age-appropriate things are within reach of children. Republican Stacey Matula is also running for the same seat. I think kids should be kids. You don't have to learn all about adults before it's time to learn all about adults. Linda Vermoten, a Republican running for District 2, said things have changed since the pandemic. I think since the coronavirus outbreak, people started to know what was going on in classes and classrooms and started to care about it a little bit more and wanted to be involved. One of her opponents, Democrat Maggie Douglas, was a teacher at the time. I think it's been difficult to see nature online, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. She says we have gone from being called heroes to being called villains. However, she practiced the same team spirit as her guardians, so there was not much pushback during her coaching. And how much power should the board use? Keep it at the district level. Because school districts know their students better than the state level. Karen Morgan, a Democrat who is also running in District 2, said the board should have more influence when it comes to honesty in the classroom. She gave the example of learning about the civil war as a child. They continued to advocate states' rights, and I knew it was about slavery. I mean, everyone in the class knew it was about slavery, and that just undermines everything the teacher was trying to do. Another ballot initiative challenging school choice laws is underway. The focus is on school funding. Public money belongs to public schools. Independent LaDonna Griffin said she understands education in north Omaha. She said there is a pipeline to prison. And in fact, education affects every last one of us. We can either pay now, invest money and adopt innovative methods to see our youth grow, or pay later. As you know, our tax dollars go to the criminal system. But Tula said she has heard that Omahans want more fiscal responsibility in education if they know they are paying for it.As taxpayers, I know they're paying for it, but they
2024 Nebraska Primary Election Results: Education Officials
May 14th is Nebraska's primary election day. Residents are voting for candidates running for the University of Nebraska Board of Trustees and the State Board of Education. Bookmark this page: Election results begin arriving around 8 p.m. Democratic President | Republican President | Senate Races | Congressional Races | State, Congress | Utility Officials | Omaha City Charter Amendment | Bellevue | Valley | City-level | County-level voting ends in Nebraska at 8 p.m. For election results, see below. Return to full election results If you do not see the results above, click here.
May 14th is Nebraska's primary election day.
Residents are voting for candidates running for the University of Nebraska Board of Trustees and the State Board of Education.
Bookmark this page: Election results begin arriving around 8 p.m.
Democratic President | Republican President | Senate Elections | Congressional Elections | State, Congress | Utilities | Omaha City Charter Amendment | Bellevue | Valley | City Level | County Level
Voting in Nebraska ends at 8 p.m.
Please see below for election results.
Return to full election results
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