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Good morning, readers.

March 3 will be a pivotal day for Durham Public Schools. That’s because four of seven seats on the district’s Board of Education will be up for reelection.

As Chase Pellegrini de Paur reports, the election—and the board turnover it will bring—comes at a time when the district (like many others in NC) is facing falling enrollment and dwindling state and federal funding. DPS is also still trying to rebuild confidence after financial and transportation mess-ups, and navigating a fledgling arrangement to give the Durham Association of Educators a voice in district decision-making.

And, with just one of four incumbents up for reelection running again, the board stands to lose at least 23 years of collective experience.

So who is vying to fill these seats, and how do they think they’ll manage these pressures? Chase talked to all twelve candidates to find out. 

Read more below about the candidates for Durham school board.

—Sarah W.

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