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Meet the 5 candidates running for Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 12

by on Aug. 11, 2010, under Education, Life, Politics

All candidate forum (Republicans and Democrats) for Superintendent of Public Instruction sponsored by The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson, American Association of University Women (AAUW)- Tucson branch, The Arizona Education Network, Tucson Values Teachers, Literacy for Life Coalition.

Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Place: Rincon/University High School’s Little Theater (school address is 422 N. Arcadia Blvd.)
(For the Little Theater use the entrance on E. 5th Street just east of Swan)

Moderator: Jim Nintzel, senior writer, The Tucson Weekly

All five candidates are scheduled to attend (R indicates Republican, D indicates Democrat):

- Margaret Garcia Dugan (R), Current Arizona Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, www.margaretdugan.com

- John Huppenthal (R), State Senator (LD 20) who chairs the Senate’s Education Committee, www.johnhuppenthal.com

- Penny Kotterman (D,) Former teacher, and former President of the Arizona Education Association (AEA), www.pennykotterman.com

– Dr. Beth Price (R), Retired administrator for Central Arizona College, www.bethpricecg.com

- Jason Williams (D), Former Executive Director for local chapter of Teach for America, and consultant for Roosevelt Elementary School in Phoenix. Williams was the Democratic nominee in this race in November 2006, www.williamsforarizona.com

(Current Superintendent Tom Horne is termed out, and is seeking the Arizona Attorney General position in the Republican primary).

For further info:
Shirley Muney (LWV), Phone:520-326-3018

If you miss this forum, view these:
Arizona Citizens Clean Election Commission (CCEC) debate video of the 3 Republican candidates (click here).

For online Arizona CCEC video of the 2 Democratic candidates (click here).

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  • Carolyn Classen

    Standing room only tonight (hundreds of people in the audience) to hear 4 of the 5 candidates (Beth Price was absent) answer questions on: increasing spending for K-12 education, charter schools,  their top 3 priorities,  Adult Ed., ethnic studies, special education,  full day Kindergarten, early childhood education, vouchers, math scores, American Indian education, tuition tax credits.  At 8:40 p.m. a group came in with large banners stating “$ for Education  Not Border Militarization” and “Defend Ethnic Studies  No to HB 2281″, which disrupted the panel for a few minutes. The choice is yours, vote wisely on or before August 24.

  • Carolyn Classen

    If you want to hear the 4 candidates’ responses to the question about ethnic studies view this blog by “3 Sonorans”:
    http://tucsoncitizen.com/three-sonorans/2010/08/13/superintendent-candidates-get-asked-about-ethnic-studies/

  • Carolyn Classen

    Primary results: Huppethal (R) vs. Kotterman (D) prevailed.

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