Davis and Education
In this paper I will discuss the involvement of Governor Grey Davis in education reform for the state of California. The governor has done four progressive years for California’s education as well as gaining respect from faculties. “Governor (Grey Davis) - following the gains of his Republican predecessor, Pete Wilson- probably is the most significant California school reformer in decades (Los Angeles Times, September 28, 2000).” For example the first order of the Davis Administration was school reform. Under his leadership, California has invested more in its schools and its students and at the same time demanded more in return. In his first three years, funding for grades K-12 have increased by over 8 billion, or 29 percent, which is the largest three year increase ever. Also per-pupil spending has grown form $5,756 to $6,922 an increase of $1,166. At the same time schools were held accountable for improvement. His efforts during term of office were such that it was called the Era of Higher Expectations. This year, 54.4 percent of all schools and 51.7 percent of all lower performing schools met growth targets of five percent or higher. One of the big things he did was a historic session on school reform. T
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Approximate Word count = 984
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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