Three career educators, one from the Morongo basin, are vying to be the top educational official in San Bernardino County in the June 3 election. The current County Superintendent of Schools, Gary Thomas, is retiring. His replacement will be elected to a four-year term. Rita Ramirez, 71, of Twentynine Palms, a retired community college professor and former Copper Mountain College Board member who failed in her re-election bid, Rialto high counselor Frank Garza, 56, of San Bernardino, and Ted Alejandre, 49, of Yucaipa, have filed for the office.
