John Huppenthal and John DeasyJohn Huppenthal is the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction. John Deasy is the Superintendent of the LA Unified School District. They’re both leaders of public education.
Huppenthal
They’re also big supporters of school choice.
Huppenthal participated in a phone campaign in Arizona that targeted low-income parents (and upset many school choice critics). The call informed parents of their right to choose a private or public school through the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program.
Deasy
Meanwhile, Deasy spoke at the School Choice Week rally in L.A. and told the crowd, “We believe that every single family and student has the right to a choice of a highly effective school in Los Angeles.”
These two men represent a “new guard” of education leadership that sees public education in a better way. To them (and many others), public education is not a destination, but the idea that the public helps children find the best possible education, wherever that might be.
