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Tony Thurmond
Tony K. Thurmond (born August 21, 1968) is an American politician who is the 28th and current California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Thurmond was narrowly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018 over his opponent, Marshall Tuck. He was the endorsed candidate of the California Democratic Party and all five 2018 California Teachers of the Year. A Democrat, he represented the 15th Assembly District from 2014 to 2018. The district encompasses the northern East Bay. The district includes the East Bay communities that stretch along the I-80 corridor from Hercules to Oakland, including Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, El Cerrito, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo, El Sobrante and Kensington. Thurmond was a member of the California Legislative Latino Caucus, California Legislative Black Caucus, and California Legislative Jewish Caucus. Prior to being elected to the Assembly in 2014, he was a member of the Richmond City Council, a Board Member of the West Contra Costa Unified School District, and social services administrator. Thurmond is the second African American to hold the office of Superintendent, and the fourth African American to win statewide office in California following Wilson Riles, Mervyn Dymally and Kamala Harris.
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Born
1968-08-21
Birth Place
Monterey, California, U.S.
Education
Temple_University
Political Ideology
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
Children
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STATE SUPERINTENDENT TONY THURMOND ANNOUNCES NEW STATEWIDE BENEFIT PROGRAM TO HELP FEED CHILDREN AMID CHILD CARE CLOSURES

June 5, 2021 (Sacramento) -- State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved California’s plan to launch a new food assistance program for young children up to age six whose access to healthy meals has been impacted due to the pandemic. The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and the California Department of Education (CDE) will partner to issue Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits to eligible young children.
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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Visits Eisenhower Elementary School to Observe Model Practices for Safe In-Person Instruction

Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) welcomed State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond for a visit at Eisenhower Elementary School to observe model practices for safe in-person instruction as well as targeted learning loss interventions, engagement strategies and the school’s outdoor education garden. Upon his arrival, Thurmond was greeted...
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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, Senator Henry Stern, and Partners Unite in Support of Bill that Counters Hate Through Education

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) joined legislative leaders and partnering organizations to urge support for new legislation to strengthen the implementation of education on genocide, including the Holocaust, and provide tools and resources to schools and teachers to confront complex issues of bias, bigotry, racism, and the rise in incidents of hate.
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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Additional 2021 California Distinguished Schools

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today named an additional 121 schools as 2021 California Distinguished Schools. In an announcement on March 18, the California Department of Education (CDE) awarded the honor to 102 schools and today that list has been broadened to include 120 additional California senior high schools and one more middle school.
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Transcript: Tony Thurmond on "Face the Nation," April 4, 2021

The following is a transcript of an interview with California Public School Superintendent Tony Thurmond that aired Sunday, April 11, 2021, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. He joins us from San Francisco. Good morning to you. CALIFORNIA...
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Transcript: Tony Thurmond on "Face the Nation"

The following is a transcript of an interview with California Public School Superintendent Tony Thurmond that aired Sunday, April 11, 2021, on "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. He joins us from San Francisco. Good morning to you. CALIFORNIA...
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Where is Tony Thurmond? State schools chief stays behind the scenes in school reopening debate

CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters. Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders had a lot of people to thank when they gathered earlier this week to announce the state’s plan to reopen public schools. They expressed gratitude for each other, name-dropped several Democratic lawmakers and even acknowledged teachers, parents and students who have struggled to learn at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Interview: Tony Thurmond: Class Act

An intimate conversation with California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. Tony Thurmond has a big job. Elected California’s state superintendent of public instruction in 2018, Thurmond is responsible for one of the largest public school systems in the country, with more than 6 million students and 10,000 schools. And he is serving in the middle of a pandemic in which teaching and learning have been turned upside down. If anyone is up for the challenge it’s Thurmond, who makes a habit of beating the odds. His mother — an immigrant from Panama — died when he was 6 years old. He didn’t meet his father until he was an adult. He graduated from Temple University (where he was student body president), then earned dual master’s degrees from Bryn Mawr College. Before being elected superintendent, Thurmond served in local government in the East Bay and four years in the State Assembly. I caught up with the superintendent at our annual Bay Scholars luncheon in November. His optimism, candid assessment of the challenges our kids face and passion for the transformative power of education is infectious. Meet Tony Thurmond.