Candidate for California Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2022 California Primary Election.
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Get StartedWe need Ethnic Studies from Kindergarten to our Ph.D. programs and everywhere in between. The Department of Education will follow the leadership of the grassroots movements. We will hold Governor Newsom accountable; we will impose pressure from below and above; we will get an Ethnic Studies Curriculum that represents the full pedagogical tenets of Ethnic Studies. Learn more
George Bush’s 2001 No Child Left Behind Bill – this section of law allows our military to have unlimited access to our students. This disproportionately impacts Black, Latinx, Southeast Asian, and Poor communities. Our schools should not be vectors for our nation’s imperialism. Learn more
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS MUST BE FREE. Learn more
In similar fashion to Ethnic Studies, the DOE will develop a pathway to implement a Gender, Queer and Women Studies curriculum in our K-Grad Schools through the leadership of those at the forefront of this educational movement. Education is the practice of freedom. Learn more
From the UC system to the Ivy League, from university researchers to K-12 Teachers, most people that work in education realize that Standardized Testing is an outdated form of assessing a student or group of student’s academic performance. California must lead the country in the implementation of more nuanced and collective forms of assessment that take into consideration the knowledge and experiences of the whole child. Learn more
From your local communities to the Board of Regents of the UC System, we must democratize public education. We believe in furthering the work of Community Schools, but from a bottom-up, not top-down, approach. We believe that students, workers, and communities should have more of a say as to how our public institutions are ran, not disconnected politicians. Learn more
We will fully fund Proposition 58. Every student in California should have the right to learn more than one language throughout the course of their educational career. Learn more
E must fight for an education system that truly values our education workers. We will advocate for a $70,000 Teacher Minimum Annual Salary. A $25 dollar an hour living wage for Classified employees. We’re going to cut from the top, starting with our office. Our campaign believes that our education system favors a business model type governance, where district superintendents are paid like CEOs of major companies. Learn more
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