State's District of Choice transfer program deserves renewal by Legislature.
A relatively little-used option permitting students to enroll in public schools outside the district in which they live expires July 1. Lawmakers should renew the District of Choice program, one of the few choices that California's rigid public schools allow parents in deciding where their children will attend classes.
Senator Romero, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, welcomes delegates to the 2009 Democratic Convention and outlines her proposal for moving Californias education system back to head of the class.
Education Battle in California - Senator Gloria Romero
Poor performance by the California Educational system has caused much concern and debate. The office of California State Superintendant of Schools is up for election next year (2010) and in this exclusive video California State Senator Gloria Romero announces her candidacy for that post at a meeting of Democrats and Local Democratic Leaders in Riverside at an event hosted by IBEW Local 47.