TUSD board member Mark Stegeman kicks off his re-election campaign
Channel: Pamela Powers
Date: 2012-07-11

The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) Governing Board has been embattled. Like playing a 3D chess game, the board is being attacked on multiple fronts. It has been forced to cut millions from its budget (thanks to cuts to public education by the Arizona Legislature), it has made tough choices about failing schools, It is dealing with an unpopular absentee Superintendent, and it was forced to shutdown the Mexican American Studies program (or lose another $15 million) because the program was found in violation of state law. Board member and former TUSD board president Mark Stegeman was in the thick of it and came under fire from MAS supporters for his decisions. He is running for re-election in the November 2012 election. Here he kicks off his campaign. (Sorry for the cicada background noise.)