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Senator Newman’s “District of Choice” measure passes out of the State Senate

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Editor Posted in California, Democratic Party, Education, Josh Newman 1 Comment

For Immediate Release: May 31, 2017

Contact: Lisa Murphy, (916) 651-1979

Senator Newman’s “District of Choice” Measure Passes out of State Senate

10,000 students statewide benefit from DOC program

Sacramento, CA – A bill to allow parents to continue to choose which school district to send their children to has passed the State Senate on a 36-1 vote. Senate Bill (SB) 52 extends the sunset date for the School District of Choice program to July of 2022. The program is set to end in July of this year.

“District of Choice helps to improve the quality of education in all of our local public schools,” said the bill’s author Senator Josh Newman. “This program allows parents to choose the school best suited for their child and in return helps schools be more responsive to students’ unique needs. District of Choice also results in more diverse campuses with more dynamic curriculum.” Continue reading→

Tuck announces 2018 Campaign for CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Editor Posted in 2018 Elections, California, Education, Marshall Tuck Leave a comment

For Immediate Release

Marshall Tuck Announces 2018 Campaign for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Calls for “bold action to renew the promise of public education”

Los Angeles – Today, Marshall Tuck, an education advocate and proven leader of public schools, announced his candidacy for California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, stating:

“For too long, politicians have promised to improve our struggling public schools. But they’ve failed to make the big changes necessary. They’ve blocked new ideas and common-sense reforms. And now the Trump Administration is trying to undermine the very promise of public schools. Continue reading→

Assemblyman Chen introduces his first bill – to extend the District School of Choice Program

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Editor Posted in California, Education, Phillip Chen, Republican Party Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/9/2017

Contact: Ali Navid, Chief of Staff, 916-319-2055

ASSEMBLYMAN PHILLIP CHEN INTRODUCES HIS FIRST BILL TO EXTEND DISTRICT OF CHOICE PROGRAM

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Assemblyman Phillip Chen (R-Brea) introduced his first bill (AB 396) to extend the successful District of Choice (DOC) program, which is set to sunset on July 1, 2017, and extend it for an additional five years to July 1, 2022.

In a statement, Assemblyman Chen said the following: Continue reading→

Is it finally time for the Feds and the FPPC to investigate John Hanna and the RSCCD?

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Democratic Party, Education, John Hanna, Labor, Orange County, Santa Ana Leave a comment

RSCCD Trustee John Hanna, who is also the Government Affairs Director/Special Counsel at Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters

John Hanna, a longtime member of the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Board of Trustees, hammered through Union-Only Project Labor Agreements when the district passed two bond measures. Then he got hired, as a reward, as the Government Affairs Director/Special Counsel at the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters.

Now that union, the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, which received a $1.2 million dollar contract contract from the RSCCD for for ’16-17, has contributed $95,000 to elect Hanna’s awful slate of three horrible RSCCD Trustees (Arianna Barrios, Nelida Yanez and Claudia Alvarez) and their amigo Zeke Hernandez (a lifelong political hack) in the upcoming November General Election. Continue reading→

John Hanna’s corrupt cabal is going all out to promote the awful RSCCD Trustees

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Editor Posted in 2016 Elections, Democratic Party, Education, John Hanna, Labor, Orange County, Santa Ana 2 Comments

John Hanna, VP of the RSCCD Board and Government Affairs Director/Special Counsel at the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters

John Hanna, the V.P. of the Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Board of Trustees, is so desperate to hang on to power that he has unleashed his most corrupt associates in order to reelect the RSCCD Trustees who are up for reelection – and their ally Zeke Hernandez who is running for the seat that Jose Solorio vacated.

Now we know why Hanna pushed so hard for union-only project labor agreements for the RSCCD’s two bond measures. Those PLAs ensured that all of the bond-related construction work was done by union contractors – and now Hanna is squeezing the unions and their contractors for donations to his chosen Trustees. Continue reading→

The Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Chancellor is a total train wreck

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Editor Posted in Education, Orange County, Raul Rodriguez, Rudy Diaz, Santa Ana Leave a comment

RSCC District Chancellor Raul Rodriguez

RSCCD’s Raul Rodriguez: Educational Leadership at its Worst

by Rudy Diaz, Candidate for Area 7 of the Rancho Santiago Community College District

One has to wonder the criteria used by “The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education” magazine to name the much maligned Rancho Santiago CCD Chancellor, Raul Rodriguez as one of 25 top education leaders.

Controversy follows Rodriguez like his shadow. A few months ago I reported on the following problems he left behind prior to arriving in the Rancho District six years ago: Continue reading→