Six of the nine members of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board say they are seeking reelection this fall to oversee the state’s second-largest traditional school district for four more years.
All six face an uncertain number of challengers when voters head to the polls on Nov. 3.
Some rival candidates will likely be alumni of training programs organized by the Baton Rouge Alliance for Students, a well-funded, pro-charter school education reform group founded in 2021. Other possible contenders include traditional public education advocates, many of them recruited by local teacher organizer Storm Matthews…