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2025 Elections and Changes to State Education Leadership

Each election brings not only new leaders, but also key appointments those leaders make. These changes affect policymaking at the state and local level, which is why we track state-level elections each cycle. This one-pager captures the results of 2025 elections, while forecasting what is expected for next year’s midterm elections.

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Dive into the implications November’s elections will likely have for education policy in this blog post.