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EdSource With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, the race for California state superintendent of public instruction has been fueled by a combined $ 24 million...

Mr. Whitmore was Chief Deputy Superintendent to California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin, and also served during her two terms as the Chief Policy Advisor and as Deputy Superintendent for Finance, Technology, and Planning.

Los Angeles — Marshall Tuck, public school leader and candidate for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced that he has raised over $ 2 million, $ 500,000 more than any other candidate.

Bill Honig is chairman of the Instructional Quality Commission and former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Moirao has recently been appointed by the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction to be the State Administrator of a school district in state receivership.

Delaine Eastin, 70, a Democrat, is a former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

«My strongest commitment to you, your students and their families is that schools remain safe places to learn,» California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson wrote in a letter to local educational agencies (LEAs).

«Everything from the economic downturn to federal sequestration has hit some of our most vulnerable families undeniably hard in recent years,» California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, said in the release.

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Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education

In the wake of last month's election that returned Gov. Jerry Brown and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson to office, the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers have the best political opportunity in 40 years to reshape teaching and schooling.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Michael FallonSpecial to Education Week Sacramento — California's student - dropout rate appears to be declining despite the establishment of more rigorous high - school - graduation requirements, Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig told a state l

With districts and schools under tremendous pressure to make every dollar count, California teachers can now download top - rated content from the site at no charge, said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell.

Sacramento — Bill Honig, California's state superintendent of public instruction, last week proposed a three - year program that would reward the state's schools on a per - pupil basis for improving their performance in several measurable categories.

All six publishers of the 7th - and 8th - grade science textbooks rejected last month by the California State Board of Education have submitted changes to meet the state's standards, according to Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill HState Board of Education have submitted changes to meet the state's standards, according to Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Hstate's standards, according to Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig.

A former top deputy to Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig of California is among several people ordered to appear before state or federal grand juries probing allegations that Mr. Honig violated conflict - of - interest laws by aiding his wife's consulting firm.

Designed to encourage students to become active voters once they are old enough to cast a ballot, the MyVote Student Mock Election, headed by Secretary of State Debra Bowen and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, invites high school and middle school students, teachers and principals to participate in the MyVote California Student Mock Election, which this year took place on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, just one week before California's November 4 General Election.

This week: Michael Kirst's impact on California education, trouble - free Smarter Balanced assessments in math and English language arts, and the primary election for governor and state superintendent of public instruction heating up.

Sponsored by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D - Concord, AB 484 would end the standardized tests that have been in place since 1999 and move California forward in implementing... read more

Eight candidates have filed to challenge Wilson C. Riles in his attempt this year to win re-election for a fourth four - year term as California's state superintendent of public instruction.

The California Board of Education last week launched a new stage in its bitter feud with Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig by asking the state supreme court to order Mr. Honig to implement its policies.

The California School Employees Association (CSEA) and the California Association of Bilingual Educators (CABE - PAC) have endorsed Thurmond for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

He predicts these tensions will play out in the upcoming California gubernatorial campaign and the race for state superintendent of public instruction.

On February 1st, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that applications are available for the Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded, state - administered program that serves meals to California's low - income chilState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that applications are available for the Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded, state - administered program that serves meals to California's low - income chilstate - administered program that serves meals to California's low - income children.

The economic recession California has been slowly emerging from has highlighted the need for better workforce preparation for the state's younger population, said Lupita Cortez Alcalá, a deputy superintendent of public instruction at the state Department of Education.

But at an October event in Sacramento organized by Advancement Project California as part of its «Birth to Five Water Cooler» gathering, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, State Treasurer John Chiang and former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin all agreed that universal preschool was essential not only for children, but for the sState Treasurer John Chiang and former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin all agreed that universal preschool was essential not only for children, but for the sState Superintendent of Public Instruction Delaine Eastin all agreed that universal preschool was essential not only for children, but for the statestate.

He is the co-chair of the California Commission on Teacher Credentials» Teacher Preparation Advisory Panel, and a member of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction's Educator Excellence Task Force.

Currently, Glen serves as a Chief Deputy for State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson at the California Department of Education.

«It is disappointing that our state's request — which enjoyed such strong support from parents, teachers, administrators, and education advocates across California — has apparently been rejected,» Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said in a press release Friday.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today shot back at U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who expressed opposition to a bill in the California legislature that would eliminate statewide testing for a year while districts shift to new protocols aligned with Common Core.

More than half of all suspensions and a quarter of expulsions in California schools are for «willful defiance» of school authorities, according to a new database that State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson is scheduled to release this Friday.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that the state will defray costs of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test fees for more than 129,000 low - income students across CalifoState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that the state will defray costs of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test fees for more than 129,000 low - income students across Califostate will defray costs of Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test fees for more than 129,000 low - income students across California.

In an Aug. 1 letter, California State Board of Education President Michael Kirst and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson urged the U.S. Department of Education not to adopt a single summative rating saying it «undercuts the value of a multiple measures system.»

When the Obama administration rejected California's first application for a waiver in 2012, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said, «It is disappointing that our state's request — which enjoyed such strong support from parents, teachers, administrators, and education advocates across California — has been rejected.&rState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said, «It is disappointing that our state's request — which enjoyed such strong support from parents, teachers, administrators, and education advocates across California — has been rejected.&rstate's request — which enjoyed such strong support from parents, teachers, administrators, and education advocates across California — has been rejected.»

Nearly 25,000 graduating high school students across California this summer have earned state recognition for achieving proficiency in multiple languages, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced tstate recognition for achieving proficiency in multiple languages, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced tState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today.

To answer that question, Salon tracked down an expert on California education policy, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig.

Winners of the «Schools to Watch» program will host visitors from California and around the world who are looking for «replicable practices that will help them improve their middle grades schools and close the achievement gap,» according to a press release from the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson

As a tool for better understanding California's public education shift, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said today the Common Core State Standards are now available in print for the firstpublic education shift, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said today the Common Core State Standards are now available in print for the firstPublic Instruction Tom Torlakson said today the Common Core State Standards are now available in print for the first time.

California Schools Chief Strikes Tone of Optimism in Annual Address in Lawndale In a speech addressing the state of education, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson on Thursday celebrated a recent wave of voter - approved taxes that are expected to stabilize a dire education budget, and touted other initiatives that would bring still more tax dollars to public scPublic Instruction Tom Torlakson on Thursday celebrated a recent wave of voter - approved taxes that are expected to stabilize a dire education budget, and touted other initiatives that would bring still more tax dollars to public scpublic schools.

«These tests reflect the exciting changes taking place in California classrooms,» said Tom Torlakson, state superintendent of public instruction in a conference call.

The task force was created by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson in partnership with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to assess the state of the teaching profession in CalifoState Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson in partnership with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to assess the state of the teaching profession in Califostate of the teaching profession in California.

Assembly Bill 2329 — just signed by the governor — requires the state superintendent of public instruction to convene an advisory panel to develop computer science standards for California's public schools.

This video provides an overview of how the Partnership for Children and Youth is collaborating with partners such as Senator Mark DeSaulnier, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and the National Summer Learning Association to expand access to quality summer - learning programs for low - income children across California.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate Marshall Tuck this week launched a petition calling on his opponent, incumbent Superintendent Tom Torlakson, not to appeal a lawsuit ruling that struck down statutes giving California teachers firing protections and rights to tenure and seniority.

AB 1951, authored by Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell, D — Long Beach, would require the state superintendent of public instruction to approve a nationally recognized high school assessment — such as the SAT or ACT — that districts can administer to students instead of the grade 11 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.

In a forum in Los Angeles marked by subtle distinctions rather than large differences, three candidates for California's next state superintendent of public instruction called Monday for more transparency in school spending of state funds, while making guarded endorsements of the state's five - year - old school funding formula targeting funds at high - needs students.

Los Angeles — Marshall Tuck, public school leader and candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has released an extensive plan to support and improve California's public scpublic school leader and candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has released an extensive plan to support and improve California's public scPublic Instruction, has released an extensive plan to support and improve California's public scpublic schools.

California Charter Schools Association Advocates is pleased to announce its endorsement of Marshall Tuck for State Superintendent of Public Instruction in the California November 2014 General Election.

«California has a lot to learn about building the schools of the future — and the time to get started is now,» said Tom Torlakson, state Superintendent of Public Instruction, outside the La Escuelita Education Center in Oakland, which is under construction.

The plaintiffs, Students Matter — a nonprofit founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Welch — filed the Vergara lawsuit against the State of California, its Department of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.