Tulsa World: For Joy Hofmeister
Tulsa World Editorial endorsement: For Joy Hofmeister
By World’s Editorial Writers
It’s time for a new Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Janet Barresi, a dentist and the founder of an Oklahoma City charter school, was elected to office on a reform platform in 2010.
We don’t disagree that there are things in Oklahoma’s public school system in need of change. The state needs more rigorous standards, greater accountability, better funding and better results.
But from Day 1 Barresi’s efforts have been the leadership of divisiveness, not the leadership of reform, and the result has been much conflict and few results.
Consistently, she has chosen confrontation over cooperation. She has feuded with teachers, school board members, superintendents, legislators, reporters and anyone who would question her.