Endorsement interviews: Rachel Norton for School Board

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Rachel Norton, one of three incumbents seeking re-election to the San Francisco School Board, sees herself as an advocate for parents, particularly parents of special-ed kids. She told us she was proud of the dramatic gains the district has made in some of the lowest-achieving schools and said that in her time on the board, the district has done a remarkable job of managing its budget. She wants to make school food a major priority in the next four years and will be pushing the idea of building a central kitchen so food can be prepared locally instead of shipped in from the midwest. [1]

She also explained her vote to defy the teachers union and protect junior teachers [2]at 14 schools from layoffs.

You can hear the entire interview after the jump.