"The central aspect of the PACE plan calls for removing the state superintendent as the head of the California Department of Education. Instead, that department would be run by an appointee of the state Board of Education. Members of the state board are appointed by the governor to fixed four-year terms. The PACE report envisions the "governor as the chief architect and steward responsible for aligning and advancing California's education system.""
"According to the report, the "governor could develop long-term plans and use the budget as a strategic lever to advance them." A release from the governor's office asserted that the state's education system operates as "a fragmented set of entities with overlapping roles that sometimes operate in conflict with one another, to the detriment of educational services offered to students.""
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to restructure California education governance to give the next governor greater authority over school policy while reducing the elected state superintendent's role. The proposal draws on a December 2025 PACE report and would remove the state superintendent as head of the California Department of Education, replacing that leadership with an appointee of the governor-appointed State Board of Education. The plan positions the governor as chief architect able to use long-term plans and the budget strategically. The initiative would require legislative approval and prompted immediate concern from State Superintendent Tony Thurmond.
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