New Detroit school board looks to be mix of legacy incumbents, slate candidates #DetroitNews

Chad Halcom - The new Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education appeared to be mostly a mix of legacy board trustees and individual outsiders from a few candidate slates — although the slate with significant business backing seemed mostly shut out in early vote returns Tuesday night. With 420 of 1,171 precincts counted in Wayne County late Tuesday, Angelique Peterson-Mayberry and Georgia Lemmons were leading the 63 candidates seeking seven open seats on board of the new district,

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