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The Idea Man on the School Board - voiceofsandiego.org: Education

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The Idea Man on the School Board

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  • Sam Hodgson

    John de Beck has spent nearly two decades on the school board -- about a quarter of his life.

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The Campaign

John de Beck has built his campaign to keep his seat on the school board on his creative ideas and frank talk.

The Resume

The former teacher has spent nearly two decades on the school board and was one of the sharpest critics of former Superintendent Alan Bersin.

The Track Record

While de Beck has piped up, exposed problems and dreamed up ideas, he has rarely built political coalitions to actually change things.

Posted: Sunday, October 17, 2010 3:00 pm | Updated: 7:57 am, Mon Oct 18, 2010.

Posted on October 17, 2010

Most sitting school board members talk up how the school district has improved on their watch. Not John de Beck. As he campaigns for another four years on the board, de Beck sounds more like an upstart, complaining that San Diego Unified hasn't tackled its biggest problems.

His frank talk has won de Beck fans and a reputation as a politician who says what he thinks, like it or not. He raises prickly questions and grills school district staff, even when it comes to ideas he likes.



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