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Jerry Brown calls California's school testing program - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee

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Jerry Brown calls California's school testing program

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Published: Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 3A
Last Modified: Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 - 1:26 pm

BEVERLY HILLS – Gov. Jerry Brown said Thursday that the school testing program he proposed overhauling in last year's gubernatorial campaign is a "good system" he will keep intact.

Brown's remarks came after a rift between the governor and Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg over education policy opened Saturday, when Brown vetoed legislation by the Sacramento Democrat that would have changed how the state measures school performance.

The legislation, which would have expanded performance measures to include such factors as



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