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April Curley
April Curley ran for election for an at-large seat of the Baltimore City Public Schools in Maryland. Curley lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Curley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Baltimore City Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Baltimore City Public Schools Board of Commissioners (2 seats)
Ashley Esposito and Kwame Kenyatta-Bey defeated April Curley and Salimah Jasani in the general election for Baltimore City Public Schools Board of Commissioners on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ashley Esposito (Nonpartisan)  | 29.1 | 57,648 |
| ✔ | Kwame Kenyatta-Bey (Nonpartisan) | 26.8 | 53,093 | |
 | April Curley (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 45,056 | |
 | Salimah Jasani (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 41,478 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1,035 | ||
| Total votes: 198,310 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Baltimore City Public Schools Board of Commissioners (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Baltimore City Public Schools Board of Commissioners on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashley Esposito (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 26,263 |
| ✔ | | April Curley (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 20,748 |
| ✔ | Kwame Kenyatta-Bey (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 18,384 | |
| ✔ | | Salimah Jasani (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 17,892 |
| Michael Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 16,768 | ||
 | Kevin Parson (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 11,797 | |
| Karen Yosafat Beleck (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 10,824 | ||
| Cortly Witherspoon (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 10,242 | ||
| Total votes: 132,918 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
April Curley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Curley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Growing up seeing poverty, domestic violence, and drug abuse- I, unfortunately, have lived the experience of so many families in Baltimore. My mom, a single mom of 6, worked 2 jobs to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table, often with no reliable transportation. My siblings and I went to school in thrift clothing and I didn’t see a dentist for the first time until age 18. Early on, my mom made a decision to raise my siblings and I in Howard County where she knew we would be afforded an amazing public school experience. Because of that decision, I beat the odds by earning a Master's degree from Johns Hopkins and landing a job at Google.
I know that there are so many parents who can’t just up and move to another city just so that their kids have a fair shot in life- and they shouldn’t have to. Every kid in Baltimore City should have equal access to safe, engaging, and innovative schools that equip them to be the change-agents and leaders of our future. Help me ensure that happens by electing me as your school board commissioner.- By bridging the digital divide, I will ensure that no student in Baltimore City is left behind in the fast-paced, ever-changing digital age and ensure every student remains competitive for the high-paying jobs of the future.
- As a proud Baltimorean who relies on public transportation, I will work to ensure that every student in Baltimore City has a seamless, safe journey to and from school which will decrease tardiness and increase overall attendance.
- I deeply understand the challenges that mental health issues can have on teachers and students, and I will work to remove police officers from schools and allocate that funding to recruit and retain qualified mental health professionals for every school in Baltimore.
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See also
2022 Elections
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