EdVoice
Encyclopedia
EdVoice is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to improving public schools in California
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According to its web site (5/4/08), the EdVoice network connects over 37,000 teacher
s, parent
s, and community leader
s with their state elected officials on important educational issues.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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According to its web site (5/4/08), the EdVoice network connects over 37,000 teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s, parent
Parent
A parent is a caretaker of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is of a child . Children can have one or more parents, but they must have two biological parents. Biological parents consist of the male who sired the child and the female who gave birth to the child...
s, and community leader
Community leader
A Community Leader is a designation, often by secondary sources , for a person who is perceived to represent a community. A simple way to understand community leadership is to see it as leadership in, for and by the community...
s with their state elected officials on important educational issues.
Notable people
- Ted LempertTed LempertTed Lempert is a Democratic politician who served two stints in the California State Assembly from 1988 until 1992 and from 1996 until he was term limited in 2000. Lempert represented the Peninsula subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. Lempert is currently the President of Children Now. He was...
- former California State Assemblyman and founding director - Christopher CabaldonChristopher CabaldonChristopher L. Cabaldon is an American politician from California who serves as mayor of West Sacramento. He also represents the State of California on the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education as an appointee of California Governor Jerry Brown.Cabaldon was elected to the City Council...
- West Sacramento mayor and two time Assembly candidate - Gary Davis - Mayor of Elk Grove, CA
- Steve PoiznerSteve PoiznerStephen Leo "Steve" Poizner is an American businessman/entrepreneur and conservative Republican politician, who was elected State Insurance Commissioner of California in November 2006, and concluded the 4 year term in January 2011...
- EdVoice co-founder, California State Insurance CommissionerCalifornia Insurance CommissionerCalifornia Insurance Commissioner is an elected executive office position in California. The officeholder is in charge of the California Department of Insurance.The current Insurance Commissioner is Democrat Dave Jones.- Duties :...