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Bill Honig withdraws from state Board of Education
- 01-11-2011
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By Jill Tucker/San Francisco Chronicle
Former state schools superintendent Bill Honig withdrew his name from Gov. Jerry Brown's list of appointments to the state Board of Education, giving way to a far less controversial pick for the position. Brown replaced Honig with Ilene Straus, a Beverly Hills Unified assistant superintendent. The new governor gave no reason for Honig's withdrawal, which came a week after his appointment along with six others to the board. Honig, who served on the Board of Education during Brown's first stint as governor, also refused to give a reason, saying only that the governor encouraged him to stay involved in education and state policy, working in an unpaid role with the state board and superintendent. He said he would be doing that. (more…)
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