School Board Candidate Guide
1ST EDITION • 2025
RESOURCES
Information about Public Education
Children First – An advocacy organization that focuses on health care, childcare, public education, and family. A useful source of current issues in public education. https://www.childrenfirstpa.org/
Education Voters of PA – A non-partisan education policy and advocacy organization. A thorough source for detailed reports and analyses of key issues impacting public education in Pennsylvania. https://edvoterspa.org/
Campaign for Our Shared Future – A national non-partisan organization providing information to support high-quality K-12 education for all students. Useful information in addressing the current political attacks on public education. https://www.campaignsharedfuture.org/
Information About Running for School Boards and Organizations Offering Training
Pennsylvania School Boards Association – The statewide organization for Pennsylvania school boards. Under the program, Great Pennsylvania Schools, PSBA provides information on what being a school board member means and how to run for school board in Pennsylvania. https://greatpaschools.com/resources/
Neighbors for Public Education – A partnership of Lead PA, PSEA, Promote the Vote PA, Run for Something, and Red Wine & Blue providing training for school board candidates. https://neighborsforpubliceducation.com/
Vote, Run, Lead – A national organization committed to training women to run for office. They have videos, worksheets, podcasts, and links to other sources of information. https://vrlhq.org/resources/
Ready to Run – The Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics at Chatham University offering non-partisan political training to encourage women to run for office. They provide a variety of education, training, and other information to empower women to engaged in the political process. https://www.pcwp.chatham.edu/ready-to-run