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Jim Gibson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was schooled in the Philadelphia Public School System. At age 16 Jim was unable to read simple sentences. and decided that if he was ever going to learn to read, he would have to do it on his own. Jim spent that summer learning how to read. From there on out Jim's grades improved. Two years later Jim applied to college and was accepted into a 4 year degree college. After graduating from college Jim joined the United States Marine Corps and became a captain. While in the Marine Corps Jim earned his Masters in Business Administration After leaving the Marine Corps he started a technology company that went National.
At this time that Jim noticed that the quality of the education of his children was lacking from the public school system. Jim decidedhe should run for school board and see if he could correct some of the problems at the school system.
When Jim decided to run for the local school board it became an interesting race because the Union was against Jim from the very beginning. He was independent and did not accept any money from any special interest groups, especially the teachers union. With help from his family Jim won the election and came in number one. The radical teachers union has fought Jim for many many years. They have protested his house, they trashed his car, and even harassed his wife and his children. Jim served over 20 years on the Vista Unified School District and won all the major votes because parents and others in the community showed up and supported him.
Jim is running for Superintendent of Public Instruction because in the last 40 years that position has been controlled by the Teachers Union and outcomes have been dismal.
