Gov. Jerry Brown walks to the Capitol with his wife, Anne Gust Brown, in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan 4. Gov. Brown announced Friday he is eliminating the secretary of education post, saving $1.9 million a year.
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By Michele McNeil
(From Education Week, January 14th, 2011)
Against the backdrop of another smothering budget crisis, California Gov. Jerry Brown has quickly moved to put his stamp on the state’s public schools by shaking up the state board of education and entrusting its members with more power.
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