Teachers Unions Won In The Race For California’s Top School Chief. Now What?
“Democratic Assemblyman Tony Thurmond will be California’s next Superintendent of Public Instruction — but what does his victory mean for the ongoing, costly battle between teachers unions and charters schools? The two groups spent more than $50 million on the campaign. In the end, union-backed Thurmond won over the weekend, when his lead over former charter school executive Marshall Tuck surged past 150,000 votes.”