Published By Times Herald
Our students and teachers will soon be reaping the benefits of a new infusion of state funding dedicated to preparing students for rewarding careers in the 21st century economy, (“Vallejo to get $1.4 million for Common Core standards,” Nov. 13).
Last January, the original 2013-14 budget proposal submitted by the governor to the Legislature contained no money for schools to implement Common Core standards. As chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, I worked to change this and made securing state funds to provide teacher professional development and technology improvements my number one priority.