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State board gives parents more control over schools' administration | California Watch

State board gives parents more control over schools' administration | California Watch

State board gives parents more control over schools' administration

Bright and articulate, Enrique Duarte IV, 11, rode the bus with his parents from Los Angeles to Sacramento with one cause in mind: to tell the state Board of Education that someday, he wants to return to a public school classroom.

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Enrique told the board that he left his elementary school because unqualified teachers didn't know the material. He said one day each week, he and his classmates left school early so the teachers could have study time.

"It was good for us but not good for them, 'cause they didn't know all there was to know about teaching," said