- Occupation: Alameda County Superintendent of Schools
- Former Oakland City Council Member
- Former President, Oakland School Board
- Former Member, Oakland School Board
- Executive Management Certificate, UC Berkeley
- Administrator of the Year Nominee, 2005
- 20 Years Classroom Experience, Special Education
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Recruit, train, keep, and upgrade more qualified teachers
- Support school districts' local control and self-government
- Lead a fair and culturally intelligent implementation of Preschool for All
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- Assemblywoman Wilma Chan
- Alameda County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO; teachers' unions; CSEA
- Oakland Chamber of Commerce (Oak-PAC)
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- Teacher Training -- Key to Educational Progress
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Miracles can happen when a child has an excellent teacher. Providing each child with an excellent teacher is an attainable goal, if we commit our resources to it.
- Local Autonomy: A Fundamental Value
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What lesson should we draw from the Oakland disaster of 2003? Should we strengthen local school boards, or should we take their powers away and micromanage local affairs from a central county office?
- Why I Support Preschool for All (Prop. 82)
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Assemblywoman Wilma Chan and I are part of the countywide leadership for Proposition 82, Preschool for All. Preschool can make the difference between success and failure in school, college, and life.
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