Official Voter Information Guide
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate Statements
(Nonpartisan Office)
- As the state's chief of public schools, provides education policy direction to local school districts, and works with the education community to improve academic performance.
- Heads the Department of Education and carries out policies set by the State Board of Education.
- Serves as an ex-officio member of governing boards of the state's higher education system.
Tony K. Thurmond
It has been my honor to serve as your State Superintendent of Public Instruction for nearly four years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps the most challenging time of our lifetimes, I have led efforts to keep our schools open and safe by providing our 1,000 school districts with millions of units of computing devices, personal protective equipment (PPE), and rapid COVID tests. As we forge ahead, I am leading a plan to hire 10,000 mental health counselors to help our students heal from the trauma associated with this pandemic. I will also be pushing to recruit, retain and support 15,000 teachers so our students can recover from the learning gaps they have experienced. With your support and another four years of service, I will complete my ongoing effort to provide pre-school for every four-year-old in our state and universal meals for every hungry student in our public schools. In addition, I will work to expand reading, dual language immersion, career pathways, and computer science programs, so our students can thrive and prepare for the jobs of tomorrow. I would be honored to earn your vote and to again serve as your State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Honored to be endorsed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Alex Padilla, and California's Teachers, Nurses, and Firefighters.
P.O. Box 2145
Richmond, CA 94802
Tel: (510) 859-3241 | E-mail: Tony@TonyThurmond.com
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Facebook: Tony.Thurmond | Twitter: @TonyThurmond
Instagram: @TonyThurmondSPI
Marco Amaral
Public schools are the most important institution in a democracy. I am the product of public schools and have been advocating for them since my time at the University of California—Berkeley. I am the son of working-class immigrants from Mexico. As a school board member, currently Board President of the South Bay Union School District, I have pushed for more equitable salaries across the district and a more transparent governance process. I am running for State Superintendent to transform public education, because our children deserve much better. Our platform includes: 1) Paying teachers in California a minimum of $70,000 per year and every classified employee a minimum of $25 per hour. 2) Fully fund schools to meet both the academic and human needs of every student. 3) Making public universities tuition free and canceling student-loan debt. 4) Ending standardized testing. 5) Keeping politicians accountable. Public education is failing our students and communities, but we have a 10-point platform to fix it. Enough is Enough. I am an Independent. I am a Teacher. I am a Doctoral Student in Education. I answer to my students and their families; to my colleagues; to everyday people like you and your family. Our teachers can't afford to live in the neighborhoods they teach in. Our support staff, custodians and bus drivers, are living paycheck to paycheck. It's time to stop electing career politicians and millionaires to run our public schools. Together, we can put the public back into public education.
1024 Imperial Beach Blvd.
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
Tel: (619) 410-1477 | E-mail: voteamaral2022@gmail.com
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Facebook: Amaral4Sup2022 | Twitter: amaral4sup2022
Instagram: amaral4sup2022
George Yang
Empower Parents. Invigorate students, help every student find his/her passion. Keep schools open; Create the environment that fosters new innovations. I am a parent and an engineer. yang2022.com
1312 Madera Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: (408) 768-6891 | E-mail: george@yang2022.com
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