New school board members elected amid tumult, layoffs in El Paso's public education system

Voters selected new school board members to represent areas in El Paso and Socorro Independent School districts. The new faces are set to govern EPISD, where administrators are planning to close eight school campuses next year, and at SISD as teacher layoffs are impending for the financially-challenged school district. El Paso Matters education reporter Claudia Silva discusses what the school board election could mean for public education in El Paso amid declining student enrollment and inadequate state funding. You can read Claudia's reporting and listen to a previous episode about public education in El Paso at elpasomatters.org.