SCHOOLS CHIEF O'CONNELL PROVIDES UPDATE ON PROGRESS OF SPONSORED LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR EDUCATION:
Sacramento - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today that 14 of 16 bills in his sponsored legislative package have been approved and passed out of the first house in the legislative approval process.
In his State of Education address this year, O'Connell pledged to work on laying the groundwork for high-quality preschool for all California families, and to improve physical fitness and nutrition options so more students can be healthy and ready to learn. He also committed to continuing his work on improving high school and reducing the burden of data collection on schools.
For more information on O'Connell's State of Education address, please visit www.cde.gov and click on State of Education-Initiatives
