LOS ANGELES — Prolonged classroom shutdowns. Pandemic policies that at times frustrated parents and teachers alike. Allegations of a toxic workplace. Questionable hiring practices.
Despite it all, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond could end up coasting into reelection.
"People are still angry, and they need to be heard. And I'm listening," Thurmond said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "We've got a lot of big problems ahead of us, but I feel uniquely qualified to move our students forward, and I'm hopeful that the California voters will give me that opportunity to continue."
