For the fourth time since Arnold Schwarzenegger became governor in late 2003, his appointee to the position is stepping down. That's some heavy turnover.
This time it's Glen W. Thomas, whom the Republican governor tapped to be his top education adviser little more than a year ago. Former Gov. Gray Davis, a Democrat, had three different secretaries during his nearly five years in office. Why the revolving door?
Could it be that the job is all title, no power? The stage is certainly crowded for K-12 honchos in California.
There's the elected state superintendent of public instruction, who is the chief executive of the massive state department of education. There's the appointed (selected by the governor) state board of education, made up of 11 members, which sets major K-12 policy in areas like standards and school accountability"
