Compiled by Dorany Pineda at L.A. Live.

Synthia Escobedo
Palmdale
“I would think so because [the superintendent] needs to know what the teachers do, what they went through, what their education was…”

Angelina Frias
San Fernando Valley
“Yeah, of course. If they’re going to be in charge of education, they should know a little something about it. That’s obviously important.”

Rashad Davis
Downtown L.A.
“Hell yes. If they’re going to be involved in schools doing policy, they should know what students go through. They should study education in college. … There’s so many things going on, especially in underprivileged schools.”