GOP culture warriors suffer major losses in school board races.

School board candidates who ran culture-war campaigns lost in the recent elections in Wisconsin and Illinois, with Democrats and teachers' unions boasting candidates they backed in Midwestern suburbs trouncing their opponents in the once-sleepy races. The winning record was particularly noticeable in elections where conservative candidates emphasized agendas packed with race, gender identity, and parental involvement in classrooms. The results could serve as a renewed warning to Republican presidential hopefuls like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis that general election voters are less interested in crusades against critical race theory and transgender students than they are in funding schools and ensuring they are safe.