Monday, January 18, 2010

State education chief to give final address - ContraCostaTimes.com


State education chief to give final address - ContraCostaTimes.com:

"After more than seven years serving as the state's superintendent of public instruction, Jack O'Connell gets ready for his swan song.

O'Connell will deliver his seventh and final State of Education address in Sacramento on Friday.

He will discuss the current state of the California public education system and how the future of schools will be shaped by current reform efforts.

In other education news, California Community College Chancellor Jack Scott will pay a visit to Chaffey College's Chino campus Tuesday.

Scott will tour the new community center and host a Chancellor's Circle luncheon.

At the Ontario Convention Center, experts on Tuesday will shed more light on the future of the Meredith property, the 250 acres of undeveloped land near Fourth Street and Vineyard Avenue in Ontario."