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What
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“I have known Jack O'Connell for more than 20 years. He is an incredibly hardworking and effective legislator. His leadership efforts to strengthen school funding, reduce class size and build more schools are especially noteworthy. As a parent and former classroom teacher, Jack O'Connell has firsthand knowledge of schools and the experience at the state level to make a tremendous difference.”
Gary Hart
Former State Senator
Former California Secretary for Education
Founder & Director, CSU Institute for Education Reform
“Senator O'Connell is one of the most tenacious leaders I know. He's always been there – on school facilities, on teacher training, on any issue that matters to our schools.”
Larry Aceves
President-Elect, Association of California School Administrator
Superintendent, Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District
“It would be hard to find anyone who has worked harder to fix our schools, particularly our facilities. Senator O'Connell worked for 13 years to address the school construction crisis and didn't give up until he won.”
Vicki L. Barber
El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools
“Jack understands the critical role of every segment of education from preschool to post-graduate and how to make them work together. His knowledge, coupled with his integrity, makes him the only choice for Superintendent of Public Instruction.”
Tom Nussbaum
Chancellor
California Community Colleges
“Jack has developed a reputation as a problem solver in the world of education. He can be counted on to unite the education community and its broad governance structure to deliver a quality public education system for our kids.”
Charles Weis
Ventura County Superintendent of Schools
“Senator Jack O'Connell's stalwart leadership to author and support legislative efforts such as California's landmark class size reduction program and beginning teacher salary incentives and his years of work crafting California's education spending plans has resulted in significant educational improvements for our school children. As State Superintendent, I am certain he will continue to do what's best for the students of our state, their families, and our schools.”
Herbert R. Fischer, Ph.D.
San Bernadino County Superintendent of Schools
“Jack O'Connell listens to local folks and seeks out ways to help them do what's best for local schools and students. He understands and responds to education issues from a local and state viewpoint and has done much to find solutions to our numerous facility needs.”
Larry E. Reider
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
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