Challenger Ed Gray (l.) and incumbent Jennifer McNichol have two very different approaches to education. Gray would like to dismantle testing and sever ties with the US Department of Education, and give parents more control over schools; McNichol believes that public education is the “foundation that we all develop from,” and individualism, creativity, and choices are built from there. (KCAW photo, Emily Kwong)
School board candidates Ed Gray and Jennifer McNichol took listener questions on Monday, September 19. McNichol is an incumbent who was appointed last year. Both are running for one three-year term on the board. The municipal election is Tuesday, October 4.