2018 CA Governor's race: on Education
Travis Allen:
Parental control, not bureaucrats
Our public education system puts the interests of teachers' unions and school administrators ahead of students and their parents. Our children deserve safe schools where great teachers are rewarded and bad teachers are fired.
Travis has introduced pro-parent choice legislation˙ to allow parents to choose what is best for their children's education, not un-elected Sacramento bureaucrats. California needs more charter schools and greater school choice.
Source: 2018 California Gubernatorial website JoinTravisAllen.com
Sep 1, 2017
Steve Farley:
Need to rebuild educational system
He said the state needs to "rebuild" its educational system, saying different aspects of the system had gotten too walled-off in their own silos. Chiang specifically said he wanted to look at expanding early education options and means of
paying for continuing education for those who had graduated from high school, as well as looking at what gains are being achieved under Gov. Jerry Brown's Local Control Funding Formula overhaul of educational funding.
Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: 2018 California governor race
Jul 13, 2017
Delaine Eastin:
Parental choice but no vouchers
I really do believe the public school system is important, and I do support it fully. But I also respect the rights of parents that choose to educate their children at home to do so. As to whether we should pay them for homeschooling,
I wouldn't do that. I do not believe in vouchers. I have supported charter schools, including online charters, and I think there are some very good charters in the state.
Source: Ukiah Daily Journal on 2018 California gubernatorial race
Mar 7, 2017
Antonio Villaraigosa:
Stop making excuses for lack of success in schools
A former union organizer who went on to become speaker of the state Assembly and a mayor, Villaraigosa has long criticized the state's lack of education spending. However, over decades of working on education policy, at times bitterly at odds with
teachers unions, he said, "if you want the taxpayers of this state to buy into investing more, we got to do more with the money we got.""We can't be afraid of innovation. We can't be saying 'no' to technology.
We can't keep on making excuses for the lack of success, sometimes," Villaraigosa said. Then, he said, the state should reward schools with more money, focus on teacher training and empower parents. "The next leader of this state
has to say, 'This is the most important issue. It will be job No. 1,'" he told the audience in response to a question.
Source: Sacramento Bee on 2018 California gubernatorial race
Feb 1, 2017
Delaine Eastin:
In 1960s we invested in community colleges
I think of an amazing generation of Californians emerging from our nation's worst depression and the world's most terrible war, and generously investing in K-12 education and in an incredible system of community colleges, state universities and a
University of California that were individually and collectively the envy of the nation by 1965.In the years since 1985, the systems have each suffered disinvestment. Our K-12 schools, which were fifth in per-pupil investment, dropped as low as 50th,
but now linger around 42nd, adjusted for the cost of living in California. Our community colleges were free until 30 years ago, and the modest fees charged for CSU and UC have skyrocketed.
Our future was bright and beautiful because a generation of warriors and workers, who had suffered great deprivation, dreamed great dreams for future generations and invested accordingly.
Source: Sacramento Bee OpEd for 2018 California gubernatorial race
Dec 22, 2016
Delaine Eastin:
Expand "First 5" to include mandatory kindergarten
Sixteen states have mandatory kindergarten, but some California leaders say we cannot afford it. Preschool is more readily available not only in other affluent states like New York and Connecticut, but also in historically undereducated states like
Georgia and Oklahoma. California is tragically underinvested in preschool.Our child development services are inadequate and while we have First 5, remember it was not an initiative of the governor and the Legislature.
It was the brainchild of Rob Reiner, and I was proud to be his honorary co-chair in 1998 as we taxed tobacco to help the youngest among us.
When the governor and the Legislature got in a financial hole a few years later, they dishonestly attempted
to redirect the money from First 5 and child development to balance the budget. They had to get the voters' approval and the voters turned them down by a vote of nearly 2-to-1. Principled voters knew that our children should come first.
Source: Sacramento Bee OpEd for 2018 California gubernatorial race
Dec 22, 2016
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