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Million-Dollar School Board

Season 1 Episode 1 | 12m 15s

Last year, a battle royale broke out over a local school board in Jefferson County, Colorado. A newly elected conservative majority had overturned union contracts, put in a merit system for teacher pay, and funded charter schools. The response was a week of student protests and a recall election fueled by groups with political agendas and lots of money.

Aired: 07/09/16
Extras
Energetic environmental activist tries to remake the Democratic party in deep-red Nebraska
Are the partisans of small town Kentucky the last of a dying breed of rural Democrats?
How does the GOP attract Latino voters to key Congressional races in the year of Trump?
Republicans in reliably blue Washington State have a plan to win both legislative houses.
Un candidato mexicano-americano busca motivar a los votantes en un distrito latino.
A look at how people of similar political beliefs living near one another affect elections
Two ex-legislators examine the ideological splits causing political strife in Wisconsin.
A Mexican-American seeks to motivate voters in a Latino district outside Houston.
A film exploring the hesitation, perseverance, and enthusiasm of black voters in Florida.
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Energetic environmental activist tries to remake the Democratic party in deep-red Nebraska
Are the partisans of small town Kentucky the last of a dying breed of rural Democrats?
How does the GOP attract Latino voters to key Congressional races in the year of Trump?
Republicans in reliably blue Washington State have a plan to win both legislative houses.
Un candidato mexicano-americano busca motivar a los votantes en un distrito latino.
A look at how people of similar political beliefs living near one another affect elections
A Mexican-American seeks to motivate voters in a Latino district outside Houston.
A film exploring the hesitation, perseverance, and enthusiasm of black voters in Florida.
Two ex-legislators examine the ideological splits causing political strife in Wisconsin.