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It was a great election night, and it only seems to be getting better!
Here are some decent commentaries from folks about what the results mean for education:
Democrats Will Control Congress. What Educators Can Expect is from Ed Week.
How the 2026 election scrambled the politics of American education is from Matt Barnum at Chalkbeat.
One factor that helped fuel Democrats’ dominance in Texas last night: Parental anger over the GOP’s multiyear to war to force private school vouchers, ban library books and impose conservative Christian values on public schoolchildren.
“Parents are just hopping mad,” one Republican told us.
— Mike Hixenbaugh (@mikehixenbaugh.com) November 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
For those of us in California, here are some articles from Ed Source:
Xavier Becerra will become California governor as education shake-up looms
Richard Barrera leads Sonja Shaw in California superintendent race by wide margin, results show
Split decision on taxing the wealthy: Prop. 3 wins, Prop. 40 losing
And here’s an interesting article from some folks at USC: What Should Governor Becerra Do About Education? Three Ideas