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Election 2012:

• Barack Obama won a second term as president, with much left on his education to-do list. (EdWeek)
• Some city students at democracy-focused schools helped get out the vote Tuesday. (GothamSchools)
• In Indiana, an educator unseated the schools chief behind tough-on-teachers policies. (StateImpact)
• Idaho voters rejected initiatives to link test scores to bonuses and half of teachers’ ratings. (Statesman)
• Bridgeport, Conn., voters rejected a proposal to let the mayor choose school board members. (CT Post)
• Georgia voters approved a ballot initiative that will let the state approve charter schools. (AJC)
• An initiative to allow charter schools in Washington State led after a first vote count. (Seattle Times)
• Marylanders approved a state DREAM Act to help undocumented-immigrant students. (Baltimore Sun)
• California voters approved a temporary increase in taxes to prevent deep cuts to schools. (L.A. Times)

In other news:

• City students are likely to lose vacation days to make up for days lost to Hurricane Sandy. (Daily News)
• As 43 schools move today, 22 others remain closed, and there are still too few buses. (GothamSchools)
• Schools getting new locations have spent days prepping for the move. (GothamSchools, SchoolBook)
• Some still-shut schools are in shelter sites, including one that is virus-ridden. (SchoolBook, Daily News)
• The effort to reopen schools that were used as shelters required some evacuees to be displaced. (Times)
• Many teachers and students spent Election Day aiding in Sandy relief. (GothamSchools, SchoolBook)
• One school that’s back in its building, John Dewey HS, has other issues to confront. (GothamSchools)