NE Board of Education race airing ‘battle of ideas’

Penner, Raikes tout vastly different views on issues, tone of Dist. 5 campaign

Dist 5 NE Board of Education race to be decided in general election.
Dist 5 NE Board of Education race to be decided in general election.

The race for the Dist. 5 seat on the Nebraska State Board of Education features two people with polar opposite views, not only on the political spectrum, but also in how and if political debate should even be part of the election year narrative regarding statewide education. Aurora native Kirk Penner is the Dist. 5 incumbent, having been appointed by Gov. Pete Ricketts in December to fill the vaca…