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Gunderson Joins State Superintendent Race
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | August 19, 2020
From WisPolitics.com …
Recently retired West Salem Superintendent Troy Gunderson says his platform to become the state’s top elected education official will revolve around the word “ready.”
That means making sure students are ready to learn when they begin school, teachers are ready to teach them and high school graduates are ready for their next step in life.
“As COVID-19 will definitely have an impact on public education when we come out on the other side, visionary leadership will be important as we redefine the role of public education in our state,” Gunderson told WisPolitics.com in his first interview about his bid.
State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor announced earlier this year she wouldn’t seek a full term in April 2021 after Gov. Tony Evers appointed her to the post after he left the office for the East Wing.
Gunderson is the third candidate to get into the race, joining Sheila Briggs, an assistant state superintendent, and Jill Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica Area School District.
All three have expressed some level of reservations about the state’s voucher program.
Gunderson said he believes the state’s open enrollment program provides parents choice because they can opt to send their kids to a public school outside the district in which they live. Meanwhile, he believes data is inconclusive on whether children do better in voucher schools.
“I personally am not sure whether it’s right to spend public tax dollars at private institutions like that,” said Gunderson, who plans a formal launch to his campaign next week.
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