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Regarding Florida school board member data: School Board Spotlight and its research partners reviewed the public statements, social media, and issue positions of Florida's 356 school board members for mentions of book bans, curriculum censorship, and racist or anti-LGBTQ+ policies. Please note that this research does not encompass all the issues that school board members address in their duties; please consider all actions by a school board member when judging their qualifications overall. Additionally, it is important to acknowledge that some school boards may have felt compelled to consider certain policies due to action or pressure by state-level officials. Our evaluation is based solely on statements made and votes taken by board members, not the motivations or pressures that may have influenced these decisions.

Regarding Ohio school board member data: School Board Spotlight and its research partners reviewed the public statements, social media, and issue positions of a selection of Ohio’s school board members for mentions of book bans, curriculum censorship, and racist or anti-LGBTQ+ policies. Please note that this research does not encompass all the issues that school board members address in their duties; please consider all actions by a school board member when judging their qualifications overall.

Research Note: The 161 districts included in Bellwether District research were selected using a systematic, criteria-based methodology. Districts were selected because they share a set of characteristics that make them representative of communities where these debates are often most consequential: each has an enrollment of more than 10,000 students, a moderate ideological profile, a student population that is between 10% and 50% nonwhite, and is located in a suburban or small-city area. This research does not encompass every issue that school boards address. Our findings are based on official policy books, publicly available advocacy databases, and news coverage.