2026 North Carolina General Election

2026 North Carolina Primary Election

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Mark Smith

Buket Urgen

Mark Smith's campaign for Burke County Board of Education member is his first time running for public office.

Burke County candidates start filing for 2026 primary on first day of ...

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School Facilities & Resources

Access to Education

Teachers

School Curriculum

Student Wellbeing

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

Member of the board that governs your county's public school system

Burke

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