Article #5 >>>>> >Journal of the K-12 Revolution: Essays and Research from Minneapolis, Minnesota<, Volume XIII, Number 2, August 2026

Toward the 3 November 2026 General Election for Seats on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education

 

Given the results of the August primary, these candidates will now vie for the available seats on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education in the Tuesday, 3 November 2026, general election  

 

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At-Large

 

These four candidates will now vie for two at-large seats on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education in the Tuesday, 3 November 2026, general election   >>>>>

 

Michael Baskins

Collin Beachy                                                                                          

Christin Crabtree                                                     

Stephanie Johnson                        

 

District 1

 

These two candidates will now vie for the District 1 seat on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education in the Tuesday, 3 November 2026, general election   >>>>>

 

Abdul Abdi

Ben Lattimore

 

District 3

 

This candidate will now be the only candidate vying for the District 3 seat on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education in the Tuesday, 3 November 2026, general election  >>>>>

 

Shannon Gibney

 

District 5

 

These two candidates will now be vying for the District 5 seat on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education in the Tuesday, 3 November 2026 general election   >>>>>

 

Becca Dryden

Molly Chase

 

 

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One would have looked in vain to find the above information and in the introduction to this edition of Journal of the K-12 Revolution:  Essays and Research from Minneapolis, Minnesota in the Star Tribune or to hear the results broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.  I found the information on government websites, but even then had to scroll on down past the many races deemed more important.

 

My mantra is that elections for school boards are actually the most important of races if we consider that the public schools produce the quality of citizenry that we have---  a citizenry that at present reads on average at a grade 7 level and has twice elected Donald Trump as president.

 

In that spirit, readers should review the above information carefully and make judicious decisions in voting for candidates vying for seats on the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education in the Tuesday, 3 November 2026, general election.