Days away from the deadline to cast ballots, some New York City parents say elections for little-known Community Education Councils are becoming the next front in the culture wars that have shaken school boards across the country.
The councils are elected by parents, and have some advisory power over the city’s education policies. But this election cycle has generated more attention as some parents have mobilized to highlight the growing reach of a conservative-leaning group and its members who have protested “woke-ism” in the city’s public school system.
