Rae Belisle leaving EdVoice
Posted in Advocacy organizationsRae Belisle, a savvy advocate for change as well as an influential Sacramento insider with the governor’s ear, has resigned as president and CEO of EdVoice, and her bid for a full term on the State Board of Education is in trouble. Her departure from both EdVoice and the board would leave low-income and minority children with one less strong voice.
Belisle submitted her resignation for health reasons to the non-profit EdVoice board in January, though she had not made that public until now. Her last day at work is March 1.
Belisle has been taking medication for breast cancer, which is in remission. She says she stopped the medicine for two months while helping with the state’s Race to the Top application. When she resumed taking it, the side effects were worse.
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Belisle submitted her resignation for health reasons to the non-profit EdVoice board in January, though she had not made that public until now. Her last day at work is March 1.
Belisle has been taking medication for breast cancer, which is in remission. She says she stopped the medicine for two months while helping with the state’s Race to the Top application. When she resumed taking it, the side effects were worse.
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