Tony Thurmond's vision for California education; a teacher looks outside state for affordable housing

New State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond talks about his strategy for rebuilding confidence in the California Department of Education, his views on recruiting more men of color to teach in California’s public schools, addressing chronic absenteeism and his relationship with Gov. Gavin Newsom, in excerpts from an interview with EdSource.

And, Louis and John discuss EdSource’s recent webinar on the teacher housing crunch with a range of experts, as well as middle school teacher Sarah La Due who tells why she’s moving to Las Vegas, where she can rent a two-bedroom apartment for what she paying for a room in Richmond.

Read more:

• First on new California state superintendent’s long agenda: getting more men of color in the classroom
• Tony Thurmond sworn in as California’s new superintendent of public instruction
• California’s Teacher Housing Crunch: a special report

Watch:

• California’s teacher housing crunch webinar