District Solicitor Stephen Kalis answered an inquiry from board member Steve Kline that to his knowledge, no other district in Montgomery County, and possibly even the state, was providing a tax rebate this year.
Few would question that this past year of the pandemic has been a difficult one for schools, and for the school boards that oversee them.
Through uncounted stormy meetings, difficult decisions, and always someone unhappy about them, each school board has tried to navigate its best course for both safety and optimizing education.
Perhaps that explains why incumbents comprise only a little more than 15 percent of the 64 candidates running in the May 18 primary for the 38 open seats on the nine school boards in The Mercury coverage area.
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May 3 is the last day to register to vote in this year s primary.