[Vision2020] Area Residents Quiz Luna on Schools Reform

[Joe Campbell]

Great. If you go for a "customer-driven education system," you'll get
McDonald's. What the customer wants is NOT "nutrition" but a quick, fast
degree without too much pain or work. Maybe we should just sell degrees to
the highest bidder. That way we can solve the debt problem and the education
problem with one simple policy!

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Courtesy of the Idaho Media Center at:
>
> http://www.sde.idaho.gov/newsandpress/mediacenter.asp
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> About Superintendent Tom Luna
>
> Tom moved to Idaho with his wife Cindy 27 years ago to attend college at
> BYU-Idaho (formerly Ricks College). Tom also attended Boise State
> University and later graduated from Thomas Edison State College.
>
> Before becoming Idaho’s Superintendent of Public Instruction in January
> 2007, Tom was a successful businessman. He was the president of Scales
> Unlimited Inc., a company he has owned for more than 20 years in the
> Treasure Valley. Two of his brothers now run the business.
>
> Tom first got involved in the state’s education system by serving on the
> Nampa School Board for seven years, including three years as chairman.
>
> Tom was appointed under former Governor Phil Batt to lead the Idaho
> Achievement Standards Commission. Under former Governor Dirk Kempthorne,
> he was appointed to chair the Idaho Assessment and Accountability
> Commission. The success of these two commissions resulted in the popular
> Achievement Standards and the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT),
> both useful tools for teachers and parents.
>
> In March 2003, President Bush appointed Tom to serve as a senior advisor
> to U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige.  Tom traveled the country on
> behalf of President Bush and Secretary Paige, focusing on rural education
> and school choice, two issues that greatly affect Idaho.
>
> Tom returned to Idaho in March 2005 where he continued to advocate for
> quality public education until he was elected state superintendent in
> November 2006.
>
> As Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom is determined to create a
> customer-driven education system that meets the needs of every student in
> Idaho and prepares them to live work and succeed in the 21st century.
>
> Tom Luna and his wife Cindy have raised six children in Idaho. They are
> the proud grandparents of four grandchildren. Five of their children have
> graduated from Nampa High School and his son, Sam, currently attends
> public school in Nampa.
>
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>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
> - Unknown
>
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