The Capital News Service Board of Education Voter Guide is a signature project of the Local News Network at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Thanks to an anchor commitment from the Andrew and Julie Klingenstein Family Fund, the College created the Local News Network in 2022 to support and improve local news coverage across the state. Information from the voter guide will be made available for publication free of charge to any news outlet in Maryland.

The Local News Network began this project by surveying all 137 school board candidates in the state. Candidate responses, either online or in interviews, were edited to an appropriate length. Grammar and style errors were also corrected.

A team of 82 student journalists completed background checks on the candidates. A future Capital News Service story will include details about candidates who have faced significant legal issues.

Lead editor: Jerry Zremski, jzremski@umd.edu

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