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Q: You have extensive background as an educator and school district superintendent and you’ve introduced several pieces of education-based legislation this year. Which is harder, “laying down the law” as a district superintendent; or being a freshman assembly member seeking political support for your proposed legislation? A: They’re just different. The similarities are that they both require a tremendous amount of juggling and a tremendous amount of demand on your time. In my last superintendent position I oversaw 28,000 students and 3,500 employees. There’s just more pressure on a day-to-day basis. In the assembly the demand to be diplomatic is stronger, but it’s the same combination of responsibility to constituents and problem solving, in order to help people. You are operating at a very large bureaucracy and the emphasis is on diplomatic skill. That’s a great question. It’s an equal challenge, it’s just different in the...
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