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Department of Education reversal seen as victory for parents

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Bob Huff, California, Education, Kristin Olsen, Republican Party Leave a comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2015

CONTACT: Bill Bird @ 916-651-4029, Amanda Fulkerson @ 916-319-2012

Department of Education Reversal Seen as Victory for Parents

Following Letter from Republican Legislators, 15 years of Historical Data Restored to Website

SACRAMENTO: In a victory for public transparency and a parent’s right to know, the California Department of Education (DOE) has begun restoring 15 years of historical data that it had deleted from the most accessible part of its website.

The reversal from education officials came after it received significant pressure from Republicans in the California Senate and Assembly – that included a strongly worded letter sent to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson late last week. Within hours of sending the letter, the DOE announced it would begin restoring the data immediately. Continue reading→

The O.C. Dept. of Education responds to the CT school shootings

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Editor Posted in Crime, Education, Orange County, Public Safety Leave a comment

In response to the school shooting in Connecticut, the Orange County Department of Education is posting the following resources to support schools, parents, and community members:

O.C. Board of Education hires Mijares as their new Superintendent

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Editor Posted in 2012 Elections, Al Mijares, Education, Orange County Leave a comment

Orange County Department of Education Press Release, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Nicole Savio, (714) 966-4385, nsavio@ocde.us

Orange County Superintendent of Schools Appointed

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 6, 2012 – At the Orange County Board of Education Meeting this evening, open interviews were conducted for the position of Orange County Superintendent of Schools. Continue reading→

Elizondo was forced to change his ballot designation as he is not a teacher

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Art Pedroza, Education, Eleazar Elizondo, Orange County, Robert Hammond Leave a comment

I reported on Thursday about O.C. Board of Education, Area One, candidate Eleazar Elizondo’s comments to an OC Weekly reporter about how teaching adults is not teaching. Now that OC Weekly article has been published and his comments are as ridiculous as the reporter indicated when she called me. But even worse for Elizondo, the true story about how he arrived at the awful ballot designation of “Public Affairs Consultant” has now been revealed.

I recall that Elizondo, when I ran into him on the last day of the filing period, at the Orange County Voter Registrar, desperately called an attorney, on his cell phone, and asked the unknown lawyer to be his campaign attorney. I wondered then why in the world he needed a campaign attorney. Well, now we know. Continue reading→

OC Board of Education candidate Elizondo slams adult education

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Art Pedroza Posted in 2012 Elections, Art Pedroza, Democratic Party, Education, Eleazar Elizondo, Orange County, Santa Ana 6 Comments

I just got off the phone with a reporter from the OC Weekly. She called to tell me that one of my opponents, Eleazar Elizondo, a liberal Democrat who once worked for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, doesn’t think I should be able to call myself a teacher because I work in Adult Education, at Cerritos Community College. Well that is interesting – apparently Elizondo is not aware that the Orange County Department of Education is heavily involved in Career Technical Education for adults!

Here is what the O.C. Department of Education has to say about this on their website: Continue reading→