While the midterm elections have dominated the discussion headed into Election Day, voters will also be weighing in on hundreds of school board races across the country.

The typically nonpartisan and low-profile elections have taken on new importance over the past two years as grassroots parent activists have mobilized at school board meetings to protest school district policies on race and gender issues and the availability of books with sexually explicit material in school libraries.
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