Torlakson v. Tuck Debate – State Superintendent of Public
Instruction
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| Marshall Tuck |
The two
candidates for state superintendent of public instruction disagreed on the
condition of K-12 education in California, the influence of teachers unions and
which of them is best qualified for the job at a forum Saturday in
Burlingame, the last scheduled joint appearance before the Nov. 4 election.
Incumbent
Tom Torlakson cited “real progress” in restoring money to schools, shifting to
new academic standards and increasing high school graduation rates to a record
level as indications that schools are headed in the right direction. “This is
not the time to put progress at risk,” he said at an hour-long head-to-head
debate.
His
challenger, Marshall Tuck, cited the need for “fundamental, comprehensive
change” to improve academic performance that he said has been stagnant for 20
years – a reference to the state’s performance on the National Assessment of Educational
Progress – and has left 2.5 million students failing to read and
write at grade level. He cast blame on “the same Sacramento leadership”
of “insiders, politicians and business as usual” that he identified
with Torlakson.
Recording by
EdSource .
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