Her controversial tenure as superintendent of the Hayward Unified School District is dogging Joan Kowal again as she seeks school chief jobs elsewhere in the country.
It came up in Seattle a few years ago and most recently in Indiana. A report in today’s Evansville Courier & Press mentions Kowal’s “rocky” experience in Hayward.
As news organizations have made their content more accessible and easily searchable online, it can be harder for public officials, or anyone, to escape the baggage of past controversies — even if they might be dependent on local circumstances. We’re interested to hear if you think that’s a good or a bad thing.