San Francisco, San Mateo County, CA | November 3, 1998 General |
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EducationBy Michael W. "Mike" FitzgeraldCandidate for Member of the State Assembly; District 12 |
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California's public education system was once the envy of our nation, but now our students rank near last in fundamentals like reading and arithmetic. As a product of California's public education system, and the son of a former California Teacher of the Year, I will not turn my back on public education, but realize it is in need of drastic reform.As your Assemblyman, I will: Support expansion of charter schools to give parents a choice in determining the best learning environment for their children. Guarantee funding for class size reduction. Require that teachers be tested for subject-matter competency. Support connecting our schools to the Internet and providing facilities that are conducive to a good learning environment. Promote more English-as-a-Second-Language instruction in place of bi-lingual educatiion. Support the evaluation of teachers by student test scores. Oppose attempts to eliminate the use of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score as a criterion for admission to the University of California and State University systems. |
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