43 to compete for 23 school board seats in May 9 election

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43 to compete for 23 school board seats in May 9 election

43 Delawareans are running for school board seats this year. The list of school board candidates for the May 9 election has been finalized after delays caused by new background check regulations.  43 candidates will run for 23 vacancies across 16 school districts. That’s one less candidate than 2022’s 42 candidates competing for 19 open seats. State education groups had hoped that more people would run, but First State Education took the high ro…