In a historic school board race, 5 new people will sit on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school board, the second-largest school district in North Carolina.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools holds an online forum on school construction and student assignment, followed by three focus groups on a superintendent search.
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).