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State of California June 2, 1998 Primary

Full Biography for Barbara Carpenter

Candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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While serving as County Board of Education President, I was instrumental in leading the county to statewide prominence through:

  • the building of the latest state-ot-the-art educational technology center
  • budgeting $50,000 to develop a 3rd grade reading test ahead of national/state adoption
  • the development of preSAT testing for 10th grade students
  • doubling credited courses through distance learning (instructional television)
  • authoring the Academics Based Education (ABE) resolution, a "back to baxics" approach to learning which is currently gaining national attention.

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