0:08 – Midterm elections: Superintendent of Public Instruction
First, we speak to Tony Thurmond (@TonyThurmond) currently serving as a Member in the California State Assembly for District 15, which includes the Bay Area, and he’s a candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction. He joins us to discuss his candidacy, education funding, the charter movement, and his vision for California public schools.
0:34 – Marshall Tuck (@MarshallTuck) is the former CEO of the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, former President of the charter school chain Green Dot Public Schools, and candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
1:08 – Norman Solomon (@normansolomon) is a journalist with ExposeFacts.org, a project of the Institute for Public Accuracy; the author of War Made Easy; and a co-founder of RootsAction.org. He co-authored a new report “Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis.”
1:34 – Adam Hochschild is an author, journalist and lecturer at the UC Berkeley School of Journalism. His latest book is a collection of essays called “Lessons from a Dark Time”
KPFA Event: Adam Hochschild will present his new book “Lessons from a Dark Time” tomorrow, Thursday October 25 at 7:30pm, at St John’s Presbyterian Church 2727 College Ave in Berkeley.
