Nevada State School Board candidates Tim Underwood and Tricia Braxton.
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The learning environment for Nevada’s school children is largely driven by policies and regulations determined or approved by the Nevada State Board of Education — including graduation requirements, teacher performance evaluations, and school star ratings.
Eleven people sit on the Nevada State Board of Education. Four are elected by voters — one from each congressional district. The other seven are appointed by the governor or various public bodies.
In one of the races for a board seat this year, District 1 in Southern Nevada, a former chair of UNR’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Tricia Braxton and a former senior advisor to Clark County’s Moms For Liberty chapter, Tim Underwood, provide voters with a stark choice.