tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915925727662187720.post1201764698551172234..comments2023-12-04T20:54:23.989-08:00Comments on Gene V Glass: My State Superintendent is ...... elected.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915925727662187720.post-82255082277449204562013-05-02T08:16:06.218-07:002013-05-02T08:16:06.218-07:00Alexander. Wikipedia does it again. http://en.wik...Alexander. Wikipedia does it again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintendent_(education) And this link includes a list of all the states and whether or not the state superintendent is an elected official.Gene V Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498005253641573593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915925727662187720.post-77564525855335606332013-04-08T12:34:10.465-07:002013-04-08T12:34:10.465-07:00hi, gene -- what's the source for the appointe...hi, gene -- what's the source for the appointed/elected state supes figure you give?Alexander Russohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642533113872485023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915925727662187720.post-10667889433414226392012-11-15T09:13:58.206-08:002012-11-15T09:13:58.206-08:00Yes, "appointed" rather than "elect...Yes, "appointed" rather than "elected" won't solve all problems of politicization; but it is often a start. According to my informants, Iowa has a particular problem this time around. Governor Bransford appointed Jason Glass--no relation--to the directorship of the Iowa Dept. of Education in 2010. In the summer of 2011, Connections Inc. (since acquired by Pearson publishing conglomerate) took Glass to Brazil to inspect the Brazilian education system. Connections Inc. was attempting to enter the Iowa education market with cyber schools at the time. Glass subsequently reversed his predecessor's ruling and allowed Connections to operate 100% online schools in the state.<br />Yes, appointed state superintendents can be craven cronies of politicians as well as elected superintendents. Gene V Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498005253641573593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915925727662187720.post-41572711771863227532012-11-15T08:55:07.632-08:002012-11-15T08:55:07.632-08:00We've seen a disgustingly similar appointment ...We've seen a disgustingly similar appointment in Iowa... I think it has always been appointed but now that we have a Republican governor, policy is dictated by ALEC. Fortunately we continue to have a Senate controlled by Democrats which provides some protection for public education. iaviatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404143884003273036noreply@blogger.com