In a front-page report, the San Francisco Chronicle (1/7, Lagos) reports that California Gov. Brown (D) plans to eliminate the office of Secretary of Education, even though his predecessors "have appointed secretaries of education for decades." The move is seen as part of Brown's "desire to flatten bureaucracies." Education policy experts even viewed the office as redundant, given that the electorate chooses a State Superintendant, while the Governor chooses a Board of Education, leaving the Secretary of Education with little power. The Chronicle adds that California Teachers Association President David Sanchez applauded the move.
The Los Angeles Times (1/7, York) adds that an announcement about the position could have been made as early as yesterday. Gubernatorial spokesperson Evan Westrup, however, would not confirm nor deny speculation about the future of the position or the office. The "11 employees in the education secretary's office were already packing boxes and have been notified that their office has been targeted for elimination." The article also provides some background on Brown's intentions with the office and noted that during his campaign, he targeted it for removal and cited it "as an example of bureaucratic redundancy."
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