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Education is a big issue in northern Michigan, whether we're reporting on school funding issues to breakthroughs in the classroom.

Team 5 TCAPS loses school board election, with one exception

Morgan Springer
Kindergarteners rest at the end of gym class at Central Grade School in TCAPS.

Voters mostly rejected a group of candidates campaigning as a team for the Traverse City school board. Team 5 TCAPS candidates ran on a similar platform, calling for more transparency and accountability in the district, but only one of the five candidates – Erica Moon Mohr – was elected Tuesday.

Matt Anderson, Pamela Forton and Sue Kelly also won four-year terms. Voters selected Jeff Leonhart for a two-year term. These candidates have expressed support for the current district Superintendent Paul Soma. You can learn more about the new school board members here.

Grand Traverse County unofficial election results:

Candidates elected to four-year terms:

Matt Anderson: 16,445 or 15.5 percent of the vote Pamela Forton: 15,477 or 14.7 percentSue Kelly: 13,860 or 13.2 percent Erica Moon Mohr: 13,533 or 12.9 percent

Candidate elected to a two-year term:

Jeff Leonhardt: 18,088 or 62.4 percent of the vote

Morgan Springer is a contributing editor and producer at Interlochen Public Radio. She previously worked for the New England News Collaborative as the host/producer of NEXT, the weekly show which aired on six public radio station in the region.