Commentary
In sports, there’s a saying: “If the playbook has not been working, get another playbook or head coach.”
I’m asked frequently, is it time for a reset or transformational change in the education of our children in California? My reply is overwhelmingly a positive response and is based on my 30 years’ experience as an elected county board of education member in the state.
California leads the country or has higher-than-average homelessness, crime, gas prices, poverty, unemployment, wage stagnation, housing costs, and government spending. Our state has a failed multi-billion-dollar bullet train and regular water shortages. Our state budget features a $6.2 billion budget deficit for Medicaid services—because California is a sanctuary state—shocking unemployment fraud, and a runaway state legislature focused on the status quo, including nonsensical laws and irrational governance….