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Mandela Barnes: “Local school boards should be equipped to have the authority…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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June 11th 2026 - Governor Candidates Education Forum - Indivisible South Shore - Camera 2

Published | Video Starts at 47:19

And as you know, different school districts all across the state, all the way across the country, have different needs, have different wants, and also have different challenges. To that point, I want to be sure that our Local school boards should be equipped to have the authority to set policies that is most appropriate for their jurisdiction. What we don't need is state mandates, especially as these state mandates have been unfunded and these unfunded mandates have possible districts. (47:19–47:31)

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Asserts that local school boards should have the authority to set their own policies.

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