Business influence of State for Schools
Dir Gray Davis headed in a public school resolutely pro-management yesterday with his latest appointments influential in California’s Board of Education.
The two appointees must be confirmed by the Senate of the State, Gap clothing tycoon Donald Fisher and Suzanne Tacheny, director of a Business Coalition.
“Both individuals have a strong liaison to businesses, and a really good understanding of the latest changes at the state level with regard to standards, schools,” Diana Michel, Davis’ Under-Secretary of State education, said yesterday.
Fisher and Tacheny replace Kathryn Dronenberg and Marian Bergeson, appointed members of the former Dir Pete Wilson, whose mandate expired in January. Board member Marion Joseph is the only mediator remains Wilson.
The board sets education policy for 6 million students, the selection of texts and academic standards.
Only three of 11 members of minorities - and Monica Lozano, Latina, plans to resign soon. With Fisher, the Board of Directors has six heads of economics, two former mayors, a former capital, and the state is the only one of 17 years of occupation allows a binding vote on a policy-making body .
Fisher, 72 years, a multi-millionaire, contributed $ 10,000 to Davis campaign chest Gap, founded in December, Inc. and the California Business Higher Education Forum.
But the official biography, published yesterday by the Governor not to say that Fisher also promotes the right of the for-profit companies for public schools. The concept is gaining popularity throughout the country, but has angered many educators public see as Give Away of taxpayers’ money.
In 1998, Fisher pledged $ 25 million to Edison Corp. of New York, so that they could up to a dozen “charter” - whatever run public schools.
San Francisco School Board President Jill Wynns, Edison wants Yank treaty, reacted with surprise yesterday to Fisher’s agreement.
“The governor says he supports public schools, but it is an appointee, is an advocate of privatization for them,” she says.
At least one leader of a State, the Union of Teachers was not wild on the appointment of Fisher’s.
“It is not my choice,” said Mary Bergan, president of the Teachers Association of California. But she was joking, “he seems to understand, investment, it may perhaps one million extra for public schools, as it did for charter flights.
Tacheny, other representatives, is 36 years, executive director of the California Business for Educational Excellence, back Davis’ push for the review and academic standards.
“Like all citizens, businesses have a legitimate interest in public education,” said Tacheny, has a doctorate in education policy and administration from the University of Southern California. Tacheny promotes schools run “on business principles, setting targets and monitoring trends.
Jerry Hayward, co-director of education policy analysis for California, called Tacheny a powerful and thoughtful person is in the mix at the initiative of Governor of accountability. “
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