General Elections
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Determined to energize dispirited Democrats, President Barack Obama told New Mexico voters on Tuesday that Republicans would reverse the progress he's made on education reform and student aid.
WASHINGTON - Mayor Adrian Fenty's head of public schools fired hundreds of teachers and aided a turnaround of Washington's failing school system, but his choice of school chancellor also helped bounce him out of office.
SAN ANTONIO - A prominent Christian conservative has lost his seat on the state education board, a loss that weakens the board's powerful social conservative bloc.
SAN ANTONIO - Pivotal state education board races in Texas that could shape what millions of students read in textbooks nationwide remained tight early Wednesday, including that of a prominent conservative Christian struggling to keep his longtime seat.
