Why School Board Elections May Be Just as Critical as Virginia’s Governor’s Race

September was not a good month for the advocates of government schools—across the nation and here in Virginia.

In Des Moines, Iowa, the city’s school superintendent was the subject of a high-speed car chase followed by a K-9 manhunt leading to his capture. Why? He’s been in the country illegally since 2000 and has been the subject of a deportation order since the spring of 2024.