Llewellyn Boyle: Tuck’s plans won’t work; vote for Torlakson

Marshall Tuck, candidate for California superintendent of Schools, has run an ad campaign that, while emotionally appealing, omits an important truth: his business model. Tuck’s corporate-funded campaign supports private, for-profit charter schools that are not accountable to local voters. He favors high-stakes testing, union-busting and the general privatization of what should be a public enterprise. It’s no wonder that eight of 10 teachers in Tuck’s Los Angeles area charter schools gave Tuck a resounding vote of “no confidence.”

Tom Torlakson, on the other hand, is an experienced classroom teacher, an advocate for all students, supports learning over testing and is a supporter of educators’ rights. As a retired high school teacher, I am well aware of the role public education plays in our state. Accordingly, I encourage you to join me (and the overwhelming majority of California’s professional educators!) in voting for Tom Torlakson on Nov. 4.

This story was originally published October 29, 2014 at 11:24 AM with the headline "Llewellyn Boyle: Tuck’s plans won’t work; vote for Torlakson."