The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board chose Elyse Dashew as a new chair and Stephanie Sneed as a new vice chair, in the first meeting of a board with five new members.
In Mecklenburg County, women won electoral races up and down the ballot, beating men for county commission, school board and legislative seats in the 2022 general election.
The aftermath of any election brings celebration and gloating from groups that backed winners. But this Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board election, unusual in so many ways, left me wondering whether any of the traditional groups can claim the role of kingmaker (or perhaps, given the preponderance of female victors, queenmaker).