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Million-Dollar School Board

Season 1 Episode 1

A local school board election is a battleground for outside groups with lots of cash

Last year, a battle royale broke out over a local school board in Jefferson County, Colorado. A newly elected conservative majority had overturned union contracts, put in a merit system for teacher pay, and funded charter schools. The response was a week of student protests and a recall election fueled by groups with political agendas and lots of money.

AIR DATE 7/10/16

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About Postcards From The Great Divide

Postcards from the Great Divide examines the deeply partisan split among the American electorate. The series will travel to key locations across the US to help provide a greater understanding of how changing demographics and political self-sorting will continue to have a profound effect on American politics for years to come, regardless of the personal and ideological details of individual candidates.

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