State Superintendent Tony Thurmond spoke about the challenges facing districts around the states as the school year begins.
, that grew during the pandemic," said Thurmond. "The number one thing we can do is pay teachers better."
California also received billions of dollars in federal aid, the most of any state, for districts’ pandemic recovery. It must be spent by fall 2024. Thurmond says they’re on track. "We know that upwards of 90% of most districts have already spent that money," said Thurmond. "And in other cases, they may have identified how those dollars can be used.". He spoke against a policy requiring administrators inform parents if their child identifies as transgender.
Shaw said she received death threats after the meeting. Thurmond said no one should ever receive threats for disagreements."We need to do better, in how we discuss all of these issues," said Thurmond. "We have to do so in a way that’s civil, we can agree to disagree, but we don’t have to be disagreeable."
recently used to fine the Temecula Valley district over its rejection of a textbook that includes the late gay rights leaders, Harvey Milk.
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