Monday, March 25, 2013
Two incumbents and four newcomers are vying for six seats on the Racine Unified School Board in the April 2 election.
Voters in Caledonia — along with those in the rest of the Racine Unified School District — will head to the polls on April 2 to elect three members of the School Board. On the ballot are: Get detailed backgrounds on all candidates Caledonia Patch asked the candidates about some of the key issues facing the district. Here — in their own words — are their answers. RELATED COVERAGE: School Board candidates answer questions from the community
Monday, March 11, 2013
Who's running for Racine School Board? What do they stand for? And what else do you want to know about these six candidates?
Voters will choose from a field of six candidates to fill three spots on the Racine Unified School board on April 2. In the primary in February, Mike Frontier came out on top with a total vote count of 4,082, or 14 percent of the total ballots cast. Incumbents Chris Eperjesy and Julie McKenna round out the top three with 3,235 (11.26 percent) and 2,897 votes (10 percent), respectively. The top six vote-getters will advance to the April general election. Also in the top six are Robert Wittke, Jr. (2,737, or 9.53 percent), Roger Pfost (2,416, 8.14 percent) and Kristie Formolo (1,704,or 5.93 percent). The three candidates with the most votes will earn a spot on the board. Learn more about the candidates' backgrounds, top priorities, the …
Sunday, February 17, 2013
In our fourth story on the Feb. 19 primary election for the Racine Unified School District Board of Education, Patch asks the 10 candidates vying for three seats on the board what their top priorities would be, if elected.
Voters in the Racine Unified School District will head to the polls Tuesday to narrow down the field of candidates running for three seats on the School Board. The top six vote-getters in the primary election will compete in the April 2 general election. The candidates are: Cecilia Anguiano, Laura Betker, Tifene Brown, Randall Bryce, incumbent Christopher Eperjesy, Kristie Formolo, Michael Frontier, incumbent Julie McKenna, Roger Pfost and Robert Wittke Jr. Leading up to the election, Patch is profiling the candidates and where they stand on the key issues facing the school district. All information is based on the candidates' responses to Patch's election questionnaire. Related Coverage I would like to see the District more school …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
In the third story this week on the Feb. 19 primary election for the Racine Unified School District Board of Education, Patch asks the 10 candidates vying for three seats on the board how they would address the district's racial achievement gap.
Voters in the Racine Unified School District will head to the polls on Feb. 19 to narrow down the field of candidates running for three seats on the School Board. The top six vote-getters in the primary election will compete in the April 2 general election. The candidates are: Cecilia Anguiano, Laura Betker, Tifene Brown, Randall Bryce, incumbent Christopher Eperjesy, Kristie Formolo, Michael Frontier, incumbent board member Julie McKenna, Roger Pfost and Robert Wittke Jr. Leading up to the election, Patch is profiling the candidates and where they stand on the key issues facing the school district. All information is based on the candidates' responses to Patch's election questionnaire. Related Coverage
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
In the second of five stories this week on the Feb. 19 primary election for the Racine Unified School District Board of Education, Patch asks the 10 candidates vying for three seats on the board what they think is the biggest issue facing the district.
Voters in the Racine Unified School District will head to the polls on Feb. 19 to narrow down the field of candidates running for three seats on the School Board. The top six vote-getters in the primary election will earn a trip to the April 2 general election. The candidates are: Each day this week, Patch will profile the candidates and where they stand on the key issues facing the school district. All information is based on the candidates' responses to Patch's election questionnaire. Related Coverage
Sunday, February 10, 2013
In the first of five stories this week on the Feb. 19 primary election for the Racine Unified School District Board of Education, Patch tells you everything you need to know about the 10 candidates vying for three seats on the board.
Voters in the Racine Unified School District will head to the polls on Feb. 19 to narrow down the filed of candidates running for three seats on the School Board. The top six vote-getters in the primary election will earn a trip to the April 2 general election. The candidates are: Each day this week, Patch will profile the candidates and where they stand on the key issues facing the school district. All information is based on the candidates; responses to Patch's election questionnaire. The first installment of this series looks at the candidates' background and experience. Coming Monday: Candidates talk about the biggest issues facing the district
Mike Fischer
2:05 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Ed seems to me to be trying to make a point here, but everyone seems to be ignoring it. If a large portion of the failing kids don't care about school, and if their parents don't care about their kids succeeding in school, then there's no leverage. It's a problem most school districts don't have to deal with to the degree that RUSD does. And since most schools don't have the luxury of pre-… more ›