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instruction

[in-struhk-shuhn] / ɪnˈstrʌk ʃən /




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Former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter and state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond also campaigned on limiting the influence of corporate PAC money in elections, or implementing publicly financed elections in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Becerra’s call was echoed by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and former state Controller Betty Yee during a Friday afternoon news conference.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The case first drew widespread attention Friday when De Bremaeker and state Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond held a news conference in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

A team from Georgetown University is investigating their deaths at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, a segregated juvenile detention facility in Cheltenham, Maryland, and memorializing them.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

I witnessed perhaps the ultimate in bloodless curriculum while researching a magazine story several years ago—a robotic teaching method known as Direct Instruction.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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