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EXCLUSIVE: School superintendent candidates outline goals
Candidates are highlighting school choice, classroom funding and teacher support as they seek to shape state education policy and win over voters.
- Candidates for superintendent of public instruction in California and Arizona are outlining priorities for public education ahead of the Nov. 3 election, focusing on school choice, education funding, and accountability.
- In California, Republican Sonja Shaw supports school choice and argues parents should decide what fits their child's needs, while Democrat Barrera emphasizes increased education funding and universal early childhood education.
- Arizona voters will choose between Republican Yee, advocating phonics-based reading instruction and school choice, and Democrat Ruiz, calling for tighter oversight of Empowerment Scholarship Account expenditures and increased public school funding.
- Transparency USA reports Shaw's campaign raised $460,565 while Barrera reported $313,428; Arizona's Yee raised $323,669 and Ruiz reported $188,096 in total contributions.
- Both Yee and Ruiz prioritize teacher retention; Yee proposed mentorship programs pairing newer teachers with experienced educators, while emphasizing students must learn to use artificial intelligence "ethically and responsibly.
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EXCLUSIVE: School superintendent candidates outline goals
(The Center Square) – Candidates for superintendent of public instruction in California and Arizona are outlining priorities for public education ahead of the Nov. 3 election over school choice, education funding, accountability and more.
Exclusive: School superintendent candidates outline goals - The Daily Bo Snerdley
(The Center Square) – Candidates for superintendent of public instruction in California and Arizona are outlining priorities for public education ahead of the Nov. 3 election over school choice, education funding, accountability and more. The Center Square exclusively interviewed Republican candidates Sonja Shaw in California and Kimberly Yee in Arizona. Democratic candidates Richard Barrera and Dr. Teresa Leyba Ruiz did not respond to The Cen…
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