Don’t spoil your ballot: What you need to know about the school board race

Voters in the Detroit Public Schools Community District face two separate school board races, with 31 candidates competing for four-year terms and three candidates seeking a partial term.
Instead of one race for the Detroit Public Schools Community District board there’s two: 31 candidates are running for four seats with 4-year terms on the board and another three are seeking one seat with a partial term that will end in 2028.
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