Statehouse Insider: Valley lawmakers get a spot at table on education plan mydesert.com The Desert Sun:
"On the heels of student protests over University of California's fee hikes and amid a special session on education, state lawmakers last week named a joint committee to evaluate the master plan for higher education."
Lucky for the desert, we've got representation at the discussion table:
Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, a Coachella Democrat, was among 10 Assembly appointees to the committee.
The committee will evaluate the state's framework for higher education — established 50 years ago — to “ensure the quality, access and affordability of the public college in California,” according to a release from Assembly Speaker Karen Bass' office.
“We need to look at the master plan and need to create a new one for the 21st Century,” said Pérez, a former school teacher and Coachella Valley Unified School District board member.
The first hearing is Dec. 7.
Pérez won't be the only desert rep talking education in coming days.
The Assembly Education Committee, whose vice chair is Palm Desert Republican Brian Nestande, meets Dec. 2 on legislation that would allow the state to compete for the $4.35 billion in federal Race to the Top funding.
Last week Nestande introduced three pieces of legislation to address what he called “common-sense reforms” aimed at improving opportunities for teachers and increasing accountability.
"On the heels of student protests over University of California's fee hikes and amid a special session on education, state lawmakers last week named a joint committee to evaluate the master plan for higher education."
Lucky for the desert, we've got representation at the discussion table:
Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, a Coachella Democrat, was among 10 Assembly appointees to the committee.
The committee will evaluate the state's framework for higher education — established 50 years ago — to “ensure the quality, access and affordability of the public college in California,” according to a release from Assembly Speaker Karen Bass' office.
“We need to look at the master plan and need to create a new one for the 21st Century,” said Pérez, a former school teacher and Coachella Valley Unified School District board member.
The first hearing is Dec. 7.
Pérez won't be the only desert rep talking education in coming days.
The Assembly Education Committee, whose vice chair is Palm Desert Republican Brian Nestande, meets Dec. 2 on legislation that would allow the state to compete for the $4.35 billion in federal Race to the Top funding.
Last week Nestande introduced three pieces of legislation to address what he called “common-sense reforms” aimed at improving opportunities for teachers and increasing accountability.