Tony Thurmond
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
California Department of Education

As California’s 28th State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond leads the nation’s largest public school system. In his second term as the leader of California’s education system, Superintendent Thurmond has tripled the amount of per-pupil funding from a decade ago. He has focused these investments on transforming California’s public schools to make sure that every child has access to healthy school meals, universal preschool, mental health supports at school, and high-quality instruction in literacy and math. Through his leadership of the California Department of Education, Superintendent Thurmond has recognized Green Ribbon Schools across the state of California and supported investment in green school construction and environmental education.

Superintendent Thurmond’s leadership is shaped by his on-the-ground expertise as an educator and a social worker who has served Californians for more than 18 years in elected office. His changemaking approach to policy is also rooted in his lived experience. As a child, his family was lifted out of poverty thanks to public assistance and a high-quality public education.

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