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Linda Darling-Hammond, left, president of the State Board of Education huddles with the Karen Stapf Walters, right, the boards executive director, during a meeting where proposed changes to sex education guidance for teachers are to be voted on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Darling-Hammond is not only heading up President-elect Joseph BidenÕs education transition team, she has been floated as a pick for Secretary of Education.
After four years of school voucher talk under the Trump administration, the education community across California was giddy in the wake of Joe Biden’s presidential win, with his platform of more money for teachers, increased pandemic support and free college tuition. “I’m excited for our country,” said state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, adding California has endured four years of White House threats to pull funding if the state didn’t toe the Trump line, by immediately reopening schools, for example.
“Biden wants to be a partner.” Biden’s education plan focuses on increasing school support, including a significant boost in what the federal government covers for special education services, while doubling the number of psychologists, counselors, nurses and social workers in schools. A renowned Bay Area education expert, Linda Darling-Hammond, is […]
