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Education is vital and costs California billions, so why aren’t candidates for governor talking about it?

The next governor will be directly responsible for statewide education leadership. Yet governor candidates haven't broached the subject.

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What happened The next governor will be directly responsible for statewide education leadership. Yet governor candidates haven't broached the subject.
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CenterEducation is vital and costs California billions, so why aren’t candidates for governor talking about it?

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Right / center-rightA Republican Can Be California’s Next Governor If Republicans Turn Out

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CalMattersNews report · May 21, 12:00 PM

Education is vital and costs California billions, so why aren’t candidates for governor talking about it?

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The next governor will be directly responsible for statewide education leadership. Yet governor candidates haven't broached the subject.

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NPR EducationNews report · May 20, 6:08 PM

After the Kars4Kids ad is banned in California, we check in on nostalgic jingles past

A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations to a Jewish charity based in the Northeast.

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American ThinkerOpinion · May 20, 4:00 AM

A Republican Can Be California’s Next Governor If Republicans Turn Out

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Photo Credit: American Thinker Democrats are counting on the jungle primary crowding one or both Republican gubernatorial candidates off the ballot, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

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