Kwame Jamal Kenyatta-Bey
Candidate for Board of Education Member, Baltimore City, At Large
Background
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Lives in
- Baltimore City
A teacher who has served four years as an elected at-large member of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Supports reviewing contracts and consultants for results
ReportWho is running for Baltimore City Board of Education in the 2026 election?Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun / Capital Gazette voter guide · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“I would closely examine acquisitions, contracts, consultants, technology, and other major expenditures to determine whether they are producing the results”
Education
Supports advancing the board's Fine and Performing Arts Policy
ReportWho is running for Baltimore City Board of Education in the 2026 election?Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun / Capital Gazette voter guide · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“I would also continue advancing the Fine and Performing Arts Policy, which I helped push into codified Board policy.”
Proposes tracking graduates three and five years out
ReportWho is running for Baltimore City Board of Education in the 2026 election?Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun / Capital Gazette voter guide · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“One of the most important measures I want to help develop is a three- and five-year post-graduation success measure.”
Supports cutting chronic absenteeism to 35% by 2027
ReportWho is running for Baltimore City Board of Education in the 2026 election?Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun / Capital Gazette voter guide · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“I would set a goal of reducing chronic absenteeism to 35% or lower by the end of the 2026–27 school year”
Supports protecting special education and multilingual learner services
ReportWho is running for Baltimore City Board of Education in the 2026 election?Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun / Capital Gazette voter guide · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
“I would protect direct student opportunities—classroom instruction, special education, MLL services, arts, career and technical education, counseling”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Kwame Jamal Kenyatta-Bey on them.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (3)
- 2026 Gubernatorial General Election Local Candidates List (all counties)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- Certified ballots, 2026 Gubernatorial General Election: Baltimore City (every ballot style)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- Who is running for Baltimore City Board of Education in the 2026 election?
Candidate questionnaire · The Baltimore Sun / Capital Gazette voter guide · May 20, 2026 · baltimoresun.com
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