State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell discussed how California's education budget affects students, provided an update on the progress of the California Department of Education on last year's initiatives, and laid out his goals for improving our schools in the new year.
- Video [mms://dcpvideo.scoe.net/superintendent/050124stateofed.wmv] (Outside Source; WMV; 40:59)
- Text: State of Education 2005
- A White Paper on Health, Nutrition, and Physical Education: Healthy Children Ready to Learn
- A White Paper on Improving Student Achievement in California's High Schools, California Department of Education, February 2005: High Performing High Schools Initiative
- A First-Class Learning Initiative: Preschool For All
- Biography: Superintendent O'Connell
- News Release: O'Connell Delivers State of Education Address - Year 2005
