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The emergency in our schools: Questions for Tom Torlakson
- 01-25-2011
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By Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego
In November, former state legislator and science teacher Tom Torlakson became the new state superintendent of public instruction. It is the chief education job in California and it promises to be a hard one as schools grapple with another threatened round of budget cuts. As a legislator, Torlakson is known to educators for writing a law that afforded extra funding and smaller classes to troubled schools. As educator-in-chief, he kicked off his tenure by calling a state of financial emergency in California schools. I joined him for a quick chat at a coffee shop in La Jolla yesterday during his visit to San Diego. Education funding depends on tax extensions in Gov. Brown's plan. How optimistic are you about voters will approve them? I'm a teacher, so I'm optimistic to begin with. It's overdue in California to have a big debate about what the state budget needs to provide high quality schools. (more…)
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