Romero for schools chief

05-04-2010

Editorial/Sacramento Bee

The hotly contested primary for the superintendent of public instruction is shaping up as a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party on public education. On one side is the traditional educational establishment of teachers' unions and organizations representing administrators and school boards. They have focused primarily on funding issues to maintain the status quo. On the other side is a new coalition of parents, civil rights groups and philanthropists. It has been given a big boost by the election of President Barack Obama, who has taken on the establishment. Their view is that children get only one shot at an education and that too many schools have stagnated for too long. (more...)

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