It’s not often you see over 900 diverse organizations across California all agree on something. But when a problem affecting our kids’ education has existed for over a century with little progress towards fixing it, it brings people together to finally demand a solution. In 1919, the California Special Committee on Education identified that our education governance system was in desperate need of reform. For 106 years, that fragmented and inefficient system has remained unchanged, hindered our students’ ability to succeed, and helped lead California to have some of the largest achievement gaps and lowest student performance of any state in the country. Related ReadingCommentaryAnswer key questions before changing leadership of California’s Department of EducationMay 4, 2026 Now in 2026, thanks to overwhelming support and the governor’s leadership, we finally have a chance to reform California’s education governance system to better address our students’ needs. More than 950 organizations across California have signed on in support of education governance reform, demanding that the California Department of Education be aligned under a more logical leadership structure to provide clearer guidance for schools and hold state leaders accountable for delivering results. The campaign, coordinated by Children Now through the Children’s Movement of California, features a vast collection of supporters across parent, student, civil rights, business, faith, and community groups. They come from 48 of the state’s 58 counties, from Modoc and Trinity in the far north to Imperial in the far south. They range in diversity from the California School Boards Association,…
