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Political Philosophy for Ben Allen
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I am very interested in early childhood and elementary school numeracy and verbal literacy programs as a way of boosting academic excellence and addressing the achievement gap. I want to help the Board and the School District be more proactive in reaching out to and cooperating openly and transparently with parents, teachers, our broader community, civic organizations, and our two City Councils. And I believe that my experience on several high-level executive search committees at the University (including the committee that chose the new UC system-wide President and the search committee for UC Riverside's new Chancellor) will be helpful as the District chooses its new Superintendent, probably the single-most important thing the Board can do. Among my goals as a school board member are to:
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