Lily Ploski

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Lily Ploski

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 5, 2018

Education

Associate

Diablo Valley College

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley

Graduate

Columbia University

Ph.D

Cal State University, Fullerton

Personal

Profession

Educational administration

Contact

Personal website

Personal Facebook

Lily Ploski ran for election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction. Ploski lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.

Biography

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Ploski earned an associate degree from Diablo Valley College, a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, a master's degree from Teachers College at Columbia University, and a doctoral degree from California State University, Fullerton.

Elections

2018

See also: California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018

General election

General election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction

Tony Thurmond defeated Marshall Tuck in the general election for California Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tony Thurmond (Nonpartisan)	50.9	5,385,912
		Marshall Tuck (Nonpartisan)	49.1	5,198,738

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California Superintendent of Public Instruction

Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond defeated Lily Ploski and Steven Ireland in the primary for California Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marshall Tuck (Nonpartisan)	37.0	2,223,784
✔		Tony Thurmond (Nonpartisan)	35.6	2,136,919
		Lily Ploski (Nonpartisan)	16.4	984,932
		Steven Ireland (Nonpartisan)	11.0	658,786

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,004,421
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Campaign themes

2018

Ploski stated the following about her political philosophy in a biographical submission to Ballotpedia:

“

We need to focus our attention on the K-14 public education sector to include academic and fiscal integrity, education career and college pipelines, school safety, equity across all outcomes, and faculty, student, school, and community involvement in policy, curriculum, budget development, accountability and transparent decision-making. Public education is our state's greatest asset that needs our attention to bring it to where our students will need it for the future. There is no time to lose! Now is the time for Education for the Future! Education is a personal journey. I support school choice, local control, high standards, fiscal responsibility, and teacher professional development. Education should take place in a learning environment that encourages discovery, meaning, way finding, and joy. I am the leader our public education system needs to get our state back on track.

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See also

• California Superintendent of Public Instruction
• California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018

External links

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