As of May 13, 2025, Dan Baskerville’s website did not contain information on this issue.

College & Career Readiness

Equity

Plans to develop a strategy to decrease lawsuits, "which can be a totally unnecessary and significant cost to the system and taxpayers."

Plans to review operational costs to see if more can be spent on programs and teacher salaries.

- Plans to develop a strategy to decrease lawsuits, "which can be a totally unnecessary and significant cost to the system and taxpayers."
- Plans to review operational costs to see if more can be spent on programs and teacher salaries.

School System Budget

Said, "I ... want to ensure that we are able to maintain safe in-person schooling with COVID-19 surging again and continuing to be a challenge ... At the same time, we need to allow those concerned about sending their children in-person to have a viable virtual learning option."

Wants to identify and apply "for all eligible state and federal funds, especially the significant funds available through the American Rescue Plan."

- Said, "I ... want to ensure that we are able to maintain safe in-person schooling with COVID-19 surging again and continuing to be a challenge ... At the same time, we need to allow those concerned about sending their children in-person to have a viable virtual learning option."
- Wants to identify and apply "for all eligible state and federal funds, especially the significant funds available through the American Rescue Plan."

COVID

Dan Baskerville

As of May 13, 2025, Carmen Sulton’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports bias training for administrative staff and teachers and conducting a review of current curriculum to eliminate cultural knowledge gaps.

Plans to "encourage retention and recruitment of teachers of color."

- Supports bias training for administrative staff and teachers and conducting a review of current curriculum to eliminate cultural knowledge gaps.
- Plans to "encourage retention and recruitment of teachers of color."

Plans to bring more transparency to budget adjustments and revenue increases.

Wants to conduct "evaluations of spending to keep expenses in line with our values and ensure appropriate allocation of funds."

- Plans to bring more transparency to budget adjustments and revenue increases.
- Wants to conduct "evaluations of spending to keep expenses in line with our values and ensure appropriate allocation of funds."

Supports keeping schools as open as possible while following posted health guidelines.

- Supports keeping schools as open as possible while following posted health guidelines.

Carmen Sulton

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day. 
- Some Board of Education members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.
