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California Black Media8 months ago

California Ed Chief Tony Thurmond’s Equity Initiatives Gain National Recognition

California is the winner of the 2022 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation. In his press release announcing the win, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony...
Bay Area10 months ago

What California Is Learning from Expanding Voters Rights

Mail-in ballot voting has been underway since the second week in May. Assembly Bill 37, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021, requires the...
Black History10 months ago

Running to Represent: Black Dem and GOP Candidates Vying for Cal Legislature Seats

Although African Americans are 5.8% of California residents and 7% of the voting-eligible population, Black candidates are on ballots for 10% of the Senate races and...
Barbara Lee10 months ago

California ’22 Primary Election: Black Candidates Running for U.S. House of Representatives

California’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representative will have 52 members in the next Congress. While it is the still the largest delegation, one seat...
Bay Area11 months ago

California ’22 Primary Election: Black Candidates Running for Statewide Office

The candidates running to fill eight statewide constitutional offices (governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state (SOS), attorney general, controller, state superintendent of public instruction, insurance commissioner...
Activism1 year ago

State Education Chief Thurmond Weighs Successes, Setbacks

Regarding commentary about his public visibility during the COVID-19 crisis, Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI)’s view is, “The way this job works, there’s...
Education3 years ago

Commentary: Inglewood Unified School District: the Canary in the Coal Mine

All California school districts will have to submit an interim report in their financial health by December 15.This report compares the school district’s ongoing fiscal condition...
City Government3 years ago

Opinion: Can These Powerful Black Leaders Join Forces to Close the Achievement Gap for Black Children?

When California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced the English language arts and math results of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)...

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