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California

ECS State Liaison
Jennifer Dounay Zinth (303) 299-3689 jdounay@ecs.org

Governor
Edmund G. Brown, Jr. (D)		http://gov.ca.gov/index.php

Chief State School Officer
Tom Torlakson State Superintendent of Public Instruction		http://www.cde.ca.gov/index.asp

Legislative Committee Chairs
Marty Block Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education
Carol Liu Senate Education Committee
Joan Buchanan Assembly Education Committee
Das Williams Assembly Committee on Higher Education

State Higher Education Executive Officer

ECS Commissioners
* indicates Steering Committee member.
Marty Block Chair, Budget Subcommittee on Education California Senate
Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Governor State of California
Jack O'Connell former State Superintendent of Education
Shirley Weber Assemblymember California Assembly
Kent Wong Director University of California-Los Angeles

Links to State Pages
http://www.state.ca.us/
State Legislature
State Education Statutes (warning-repealed laws still appear as current in some cases)

State Administrative Code (education = Title 5)

Links to Major Newspapers
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Examiner
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles News
Sacramento Bee
San Diego Union-Tribune
San Jose Mercury News

State Policies and Reports

Understanding School Discipline in California: Perceptions and Practice

From the ECS State Policy Database: California

Making it Happen: Increasing College Access and Participation in California Higher Education--The Role of Private Postsecondary Providers

How California's Postsecondary Education Systems Address Workforce Development

A Possible Dream: Retaining California Teachers So All Students Learn

California Community Colleges: Making Them Stronger and More Affordable

Improving Alternative Education in California

Rules of the Game: How State Policy Creates Barriers to Degree Completion and Impedes Student Success in the California Community Colleges

California Trends in Student Aid: 1994-95 to 2003-04

Projected Drop in Income For California Most Severe in U.S.

California's K-12 Public Schools: How Are They Doing?

The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning

University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2003

The Well-Being of California's Children

State Policies and Reports (Archived Resources)

High Schools for Equity

Investigating the Alignment of High School and Community College Assessments in California

Can California Import Enough College Graduates to Meet Workforce Needs?

Extreme Makeover: Two Failing San Diego Schools Get New Start as Charters

Does School Choice Work? Effects on Student Integration and Achievement

Changes in Advanced Placement Test Taking in California High Schools 1998-2003

Year 6 Independent Evaluation of California High School Exit Examination

Improving High School: A Strategic Approach

Teaching and California’s Future: California’s Teaching Force 2004

Examples of State Initiatives

Similar Students, Different Results: Why Do Some Schools Do Better?

The Status of the Teaching Profession 2005

State Profile: California

California Task Force on Youth and Workplace Wellness

Healthy Eating, Active Communities

A Look at the Progress of English Learner Students

Charter School Operations and Performance: Evidence from California

Meeting Great Expectations: Integrating Early Education Program Standards in Child Care

School's Out . . . Who Ate?

California's Teaching Force: Key Issues and Trends 2002

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