Meet the 2018 school board candidates
October 22, 2018
Five Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education candidates appeared at the first school board candidate debate on Sept. 20. From left: Stacey Ashlund, Ken Dauber, Shounak Dharap, Kathy Jordan and Alex Scharf. Photo: Margaret Li
The Paly Voice sat down with five candidates running for a seat on the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education to find out about how they became involved in the district and their goals for the board. Elections will be held on Nov. 6.
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