COLUMBIA, S.C. — The campaign to elect Sylvia Wright as South Carolina’s next superintendent of education today announced endorsements from former state Rep. and CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers and former South Carolina Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum.
“Sylvia Wright is exactly the leader South Carolina’s children deserve,” Sellers said. “She is a proven educator, a tireless advocate and someone who understands that public education is the great equalizer. I am proud to stand with her and urge every South Carolinian who believes in our children’s future to do the same.”
Tenenbaum, who served as South Carolina superintendent of education from 1999 to 2006 and later as chair of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said, “I am pleased to enthusiastically endorse Sylvia Wright for South Carolina superintendent of education. Sylvia brings the experience, leadership and commitment needed to provide every student in South Carolina with a quality education. Sylvia has more than 20 years of experience in public education, including working as a classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, adjunct professor, and school- and district-level leader. She understands the challenges facing our public schools at the classroom level and will be a strong advocate for teachers and educational leaders. I encourage voters to support Sylvia Wright for superintendent of education.”
Wright said she was honored to receive the endorsements.
“I am humbled and energized by the confidence that Bakari Sellers and Superintendent Tenenbaum have placed in me,” she said. “Their endorsements reaffirm why I entered this race: to fight for South Carolina’s children with leadership that is accountable, forward-thinking and relentlessly committed to the success of all children. That is the superintendent I will be.”