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Students Speak: 2025 Election Interviews with Potential School Board Candidates

WCBE student interns Emily Amador Dominguez, Ayunsh Biswa, Yasmine Ahmed, and Apshana Biswa interview candidates for the Columbus City Schools Board in a special election episode of Students Speak!

The six candidates have run commercials, faced public forums, and been interviewed by reporters. Now it's the students' turn to ask their questions of the people who will help shape their education ahead of the election on Nov. 4th, 2025.

A native of Chicago, naturalized citizen of Cincinnati and resident of Columbus, Alison attended Earlham College and the Ohio State University. She has equal passion for Midwest history, hockey and Slavic poetry.
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