Comparing Brown’s, Whitman’s ed platforms - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
Few voters, other than fighting-mad members of the CTA, will likely cast their ballots for governor based on Meg Whitman’s or Jerry Brown’s views on K-12 education. Education has been mostly a campaign sideshow – even though districts are struggling amid crippling budget cuts. California ranks abysmally low in national tests, and the state serves larger [...]
Brown’s comprehensive education plan tackles tough issues - by Thomas Timar
By just about any measure, California’s education system is in bad shape. Both higher and K-12 education have been battered by huge budget reductions. State support for higher education is about half of what it was in 1980. Funding for K-12 is close to the bottom nationally. And as funding for education lags the nation, [...]
