On Thursday, October 9, 2014, the AALA PAC Steering Committee will recommend to the Representative Assembly whom to endorse for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Both of the candidates, incumbent Tom Torlakson and his challenger, Marshall Tuck, have been interviewed by the PAC Steering Committee. The Rep Assembly vote will authorize AALA to endorse and financially support its selection. Torlakson and Tuck come from very different backgrounds, have differing views on the condition of K-12 education in California and different plans for educational improvement.