Just days after his appointment was announced, Bill Honig has withdrawn from consideration as a member of the state Board of Education, though the former head of California's schools says he plans to remain an influential figure in education.

Honig, whose 1993 conviction on conflict-of-interest charges made him a controversial choice for the state board, said there had been "some complications" with his candidacy.

"I'm not going to go into it," Honig said Monday. "I talked with Gov. (Jerry) Brown, and told him I would continue my