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Who wants to be on the SFUSD Board of Education?

Ben Trefny
Thirteen candidates for the SFUSD Board of Education sit on the stage at Ruth Asawa SOTA

On Monday, October 15, at Ruth Asawa School of the Arts, 13 of the 18 candidates running for the three available seats on the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education sat down at a public forum.

The event was sponsored by Parents for Public Schools SF, Second District PTA, San Francisco Education Fund, Support for Families of Children with Disabilities, Alliance for Girls, and the Ruth Asawa SOTA PTSA.

San Francisco Chronicle education reporter Jill Tucker moderated the discussion, which you can hear by clicking the audio play button.

Find more information about all the candidates by clicking here or clicking on the names listed alphabetically below.

Monica Chinchilla

Alison Collins

Alida Fisher

Phillip House

Paul Kangas

Phil Kim

Connor Krone

Lex Leifheit

Gabriela Lopez

Li Miao Lovett

Faauuga Moliga

Darron Padilla

Michelle Parker

Martin Rawlings-Fein

Mia Satya

Roger Sinasohn

Lenette Thompson

John Trasvina

Josephine Zhao

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