Larry Aceves
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Larry Aceves is the former Superintendent of the Franklin-McKinley School District
and of the Alum Rock Union School District
, and was the losing candidate for the post of California Superintendent of Public Instruction in the general election of 2010.
Aceves was the top vote-getter in the primary election in June 2010, with 19.2% of the vote, and faces Tom Torlakson
(who received 18.6%) in the General Election on 2 November 2010.
In the general election in November 2010, Aceves received 3,469,665 votes, 45.1% of the total, and was defeated by Tom Torlakson
, who received 4,214,449 votes, 54.7% of the total.
Aceves started his career as a bilingual teacher at Bayside School in the San Diego area in 1974. He became the principal of the nearby Imperial Beach Elementary School in 1979. From 1989 to 1991, he was assistant superintendent of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District
in Watsonville, California
, and in 1991, became the superintendent of the Alum Rock Union School District
in San Jose, California
.
Franklin-McKinley School District
The Franklin-McKinley School District operates 14 elementary schools and two junior high schools in San Jose, California, USA. The district has 505 teachers serving 9953 students.School Facts...
and of the Alum Rock Union School District
Alum Rock Union School District
The Alum Rock Union School District operates nineteen elementary schools and seven middle schools in the greater San Jose, California, USA area.-External links:* * Alum Rock, California...
, and was the losing candidate for the post of California Superintendent of Public Instruction in the general election of 2010.
Aceves was the top vote-getter in the primary election in June 2010, with 19.2% of the vote, and faces Tom Torlakson
Tom Torlakson
Thomas A. "Tom" Torlakson is an American politician from California. In 2010, he was elected to the position of California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the highest education post in California...
(who received 18.6%) in the General Election on 2 November 2010.
In the general election in November 2010, Aceves received 3,469,665 votes, 45.1% of the total, and was defeated by Tom Torlakson
Tom Torlakson
Thomas A. "Tom" Torlakson is an American politician from California. In 2010, he was elected to the position of California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the highest education post in California...
, who received 4,214,449 votes, 54.7% of the total.
Aceves started his career as a bilingual teacher at Bayside School in the San Diego area in 1974. He became the principal of the nearby Imperial Beach Elementary School in 1979. From 1989 to 1991, he was assistant superintendent of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Pajaro Valley Unified School District
Pajaro Valley Unified School District is a school district based in Watsonville, California, USA. The Superintendent is Dorma Baker. The District is overseen by a seven members of the Board of Trustees that meets an average of twice a month....
in Watsonville, California
Watsonville, California
Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 51,199 according to the 2010 census.Located on the central coast of California, the economy centers predominantly around the farming industry. It is known for growing strawberries, apples, lettuce and a host...
, and in 1991, became the superintendent of the Alum Rock Union School District
Alum Rock Union School District
The Alum Rock Union School District operates nineteen elementary schools and seven middle schools in the greater San Jose, California, USA area.-External links:* * Alum Rock, California...
in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
.