Senior Advisor on Education to Mayor Villaraigosa
Senior advisor on education to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; challenger running for State Superintendent for Public Education
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Marshall Tuck
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FROM Marshall Tuck
Which Way, L.A.?
California Democrats Duke It Out for Schools Chief The Governor of California appoints the State Board of Education, which sets policy. The job of implementation goes to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, a nonpartisan officer who’s elected statewide.
Which Way, L.A.?
Los Angeles Schools Get Their Test Scores Test scores are in for LA Unified , Green Dot charter schools and Mayor Villaraigosa's Partnership for Los Angeles schools. They all show some improvement, but there's no change at all in the gaps between Asians and whites, who score fairly high, and blacks and Latinos, who are far behind.
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