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Jack O'Connell
3,572,060 votes
61.6%
- Occupation: State Senator
- Teacher.
- School Board Member.
- State Assembly 1982-94.
- State Senate 1994-present.
Priorities:
- Reduce class sizes in as many grades as possible.
- Make sure a qualified teacher is in every classroom.
- Provide modern, safe schools with up-to-date textbooks.
Katherine H. "Kathy" Smith
2,233,423 votes
38.4%
- Occupation: President, Board of Trustees, Anaheim Union High School Dist
- Businesswoman
- Educator
- Founder, Group Resolving Anti-social Problems (GRASP)
- Recipient, George Washington Honor Medal
Priorities:
- Programs to teach character, respect, manners and patriotism.
- Create schools of academic excellence for motivated students.
- Establish literacy, trade & tech education for non-violent inmates
Mark Sanchez
(Write-in)
- Occupation: Commissioner, San Francisco Board of Education
- Public elementary school teacher
- CA Multiple Subject teaching credential
- B.A. English Literature
Priorities:
- Significantly increase resources for public education, beginning by meeting the nation's average in per-pupil spending
- Eliminate high-stakes testing and develop authentic multiple measures of student achievement
- Compensate teachers with a salary commensurate to the valuable work they provide
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