California's new Board of Education
Gov. Jerry Brown's seven new appointees will dramatically alter the panel's make-up in age, geography and educational resume.
NEW MEMBERS
Carl Cohn: Co-director of the Urban Leadership Program at Claremont Graduate University; previously superintendent in San Diego and Long Beach.
Louis "Bill" Honig: President of the Consortium on Reading Excellence; state superintendent of public instruction from 1983 to 1993, resigned after being convicted of conflict-of-interest charges; served on the state Board of Education from 1975 to 1983.
Michael Kirst: Professor emeritus at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1969; served on the state Board of Education from 1975 to 1982.
Aida Molina: Executive director of academic improvement and accountability for Bakersfield City School District; previously on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing; principal in Bakersfield and Sacramento.
James Ramos: Chairman of the San Manuel Band of Indians and member of the San Bernardino Community College Board of Trustees.
Patricia Ann Rucker: Lobbyist for the California Teachers Assn.; previously a teacher in Sacramento.
Trish Boyd Williams: Executive director for EdSource.
DEPARTING MEMBERS
Ted Mitchell: President and chief
Carl Cohn: Co-director of the Urban Leadership Program at Claremont Graduate University; previously superintendent in San Diego and Long Beach.
Louis "Bill" Honig: President of the Consortium on Reading Excellence; state superintendent of public instruction from 1983 to 1993, resigned after being convicted of conflict-of-interest charges; served on the state Board of Education from 1975 to 1983.
Michael Kirst: Professor emeritus at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1969; served on the state Board of Education from 1975 to 1982.
Aida Molina: Executive director of academic improvement and accountability for Bakersfield City School District; previously on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing; principal in Bakersfield and Sacramento.
James Ramos: Chairman of the San Manuel Band of Indians and member of the San Bernardino Community College Board of Trustees.
Patricia Ann Rucker: Lobbyist for the California Teachers Assn.; previously a teacher in Sacramento.
Trish Boyd Williams: Executive director for EdSource.
DEPARTING MEMBERS
Ted Mitchell: President and chief