- Occupation: School Board Director District 4/OUSD foster parent
- Vice Chancellor, Peralta Comm. College District (retired)
- Chair, Education Dept, Holy Names University
- Asst. Professor, Boston College
- Frmr Principal, Hillcrest School, Oakland Unified SD
- Frmr Teacher, Cleveland School, Oakland Unified SD
- Captain, USAF
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Effective instruction in every classroom
- Adequate funding for our schools, and a balanced budget every year
- Decrease the dropout rate in every high school and improve college and career readiness
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- County Supervisors Keith Caron and Wilma Chan
- City Councilpersons Jean Quan and Pat Kernighan
- School Boardmembers David Kakishiba and Jody London
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- Keeping Effective Teachers
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Oakland needs to develop ways to hire and keep teachers who care about teaching, especially in the lowest performing schools
- Adequate Funding for our schools, and a responsible, balanced budget
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Studies have shown two findings: that public schools are inadequately funded, and that money by itself doesn't ensure high quality schools
- The Drop out Rate and Preparation for College and Career
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It takes much more to become a self sufficient adult today than when I was in high school, fifty years ago. Most careers now require post secondary preparation, whether for skill or for profession. Dropping out limits the ability to become independent, and even creates conditions for being a liability that we must all pay for. But how can we really make a difference here, when this is a national problem?
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