Good morning, D.C. If you live in Wards 1 or 2, don’t forget to turn out to vote today in the special election for District I member of the State Board of Education. There’s only one name on the ballot, that of veteran education reporter Mary Lord, but as we mentioned before, there’s also a write-in candidate, first-year teacher in DCPS Jason Crawford. Check out each candidate’s web site and decide for yourself. If…

Registered voters in Wards 1 and 2 received a postcard in the mail a few weeks back announcing the special election scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 21 — but in the off chance you quickly tossed in the garbage, allow us to fill you in: In April, D.C. Board of Education member Jeff Smith resigned his seat in protest immediately after the D.C. Council gave preliminary approval to Mayor Adrian Fenty’s school takeover plan, so now…