California is about to overhaul the way it runs K-12 schools. Will it fix a fragmented system?
For more than a century the state’s K-12 system has been fragmented between the state superintendent of public instruction, State Board of Education, governor’s office, the Legislature, local school boards and a dozen other entities. California is set to undergo a significant overhaul in its K-12 schools governance, with the next governor deciding whether the changes will be made. Gavin Newsom proposed Assembly Bill 181, which includes a new governor-appointed education commissioner to oversee the California Department of Education and ensure that policies set in Sacramento are implemented in classrooms. However, researchers Heather Hough and Jason Willis suggest that this alone won't fix California's complex K-2012 governance. The new commissioner needs to clearly communicate goals for schools, provide stricter oversight, and offer more direct assistance for struggling schools. So far, there have been few hints about the plans for the education commissioner or K-11 schools.
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