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July 26: In this Democratic weekly radio address, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell talks about the troubling report on California’s high school drop out rate and the need to support education funding to improve the state’s graduation rate. In the radio address Superintendent O'Connell says, "Now we must face the alarming news that one in four students is dropping out of our California public high schools. These alarming dropout rate numbers are in part a legacy of our state's embarrassingly low per-pupil funding. Among the fifty states, we consistently rank among the lowest ten." For more information about the dropout rate, please visit First Release of Student Level Data.

July 17: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell congratulated four students from Mendota (Fresno County) for winning the junior high school division of the Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) national competition last month in College Park, Maryland. O'Connell noted their accomplishments at a ceremony and dinner held in their honor at Mendota High School. For more information, please visit O'Connell Honors MESA Winners. Photo courtesy of Teri Lee, MESA Director of Strategic Communications.

May 21: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell released the 2007 Base Academic Performance Index (API) report, growth targets, and school rankings that allow comparisons of California schools. For more information, please visit Base API, Growth Targets, School Rankings 2007.

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May 14: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell issued a statement regarding Governor Schwarzenegger's May Budget Revision. For more information, please visit Response to Governor's May Revision.

May 9: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell joins education leaders in Sacramento to express frustration that California's $4.8 billion in proposed cuts to schools paves the way for other states tap into our state's talented teacher pool. For more information, please visit Budget Crisis Report Card, Volume 4.

May 6: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell joined lawmakers at a Sacramento preschool program to highlight a new legislative bill package aimed at expanding quality preschool options for children in California. For more information, please visit Preschool Legislation Package Announced.

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May 1: The California Department of Education offers a PowerPoint presentation that outlines the state's unique challenges in its attempt to close the achievement gap.

February 27: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell, joined by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, announced his recommended course of action as required by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act for 97 school districts (local educational agencies, or LEAs) that have for five years not met student achievement targets. For more information, please visit Recommendations for PI School Districts.

January 22: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell announced a clear, ambitious, little to no cost plan to improve California's school system. O'Connell lays out a plan to close the achievement gap that remains a main focus this year. For more information, please visit State of Education Address - January 22, 2008:

  • Video [mms://streamer.scoe.net/superintendent/080122stateofed.wmv] (Outside Source; WMV; 48:57).
  • Audio [http://www3.cde.ca.gov/audio/soe2008.asx] (Posted 23-Jan-2008; WMA, 44:22 mins; Slow-Speed Audio Link).
  • Podcast [http://www3.cde.ca.gov/audio/cdepodcast.xml] (Posted 22-Jan-2008; MP3; 44:20 mins).
  • Text: State of Education Address - January 22, 2008.

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