Tony Thurmond
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Tony Thurmond
@casuperintendent.bsky.social
Educator. Social Worker. 28th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. 15 years of public service to the people of California. www.cde.ca.gov/eo
I had the pleasure of calling April Raguindin with the surprise news that she is one of California’s Teachers of the Year for 2026.

April is a first-grade teacher at Dr. Douglas K. Fletcher Elementary School in Kern County’s Bakersfield City School District. ...
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM