- Occupation: Commissioner, San Francisco Board of Education
- Public elementary school teacher
- CA Multiple Subject teaching credential
- B.A. English Literature
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- 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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- San Francisco Green Party
- Karen Zapata, co-founder Teachers 4 Social Justice
- Jeremiah Jeffries, leader Teachers 4 Change
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- California must adequately fund its schools to close the education opportunity gap
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California has the fifth largest economy in the world; yet
school funding doesn't come close to reflecting this
economic reality.
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