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Democrats likely to control key education posts
- 11-22-2010
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Blog by Louis Freedberg/California Watch
For the first time in years, all three dominant players in the California education system – governor, state Board of Education and state superintendent of public instruction – are likely to be from the same political party, offering the opportunity to end some of the conflicts that have hampered education administration and reform in recent years. Gov.-elect Jerry Brown could be in the unusual position of being able to appoint seven out of nine members of the state Board of Education (excluding the 10th student member) soon after he takes office. The board is a powerful policy-making body that has considerable power over issues such as curriculum, school textbooks and charter school oversight. As noted in a previous news post, Brown also plans to eliminate the secretary of education position in his own cabinet which should remove some of the confusion as to who is in charge of California's schools. (more…)
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