Gus Mattammal

Education Specific content-driven reforms in reading, mathematics, and history/ethnic studies that will elevate the performance of students and leave them better prepared to get jobs. Education A complete redesign of the supplemental/concentration grant funding system, which will add $20 billion in funding to the state’s most struggling schools without raising taxes. All growth in the education budget over the rate of inflation would route to the initiative until it is fully funded, and all funding would be used to reduce class sizes, which is the only way the gap between white/Asian and Black/Latino/Indigenous students will be reduced. Education An innovative proposal for performance-based teacher compensation that rewards star teachers in struggling districts far more aggressively than anyone has ever done before. A proposal for defined contribution retirement plans for new teachers, half of whom leave the profession before the current defined benefit system provides any value to them.​ Education Robust support at the California Department of Education (CDE) for school choice options that operate within the public school system, including public charter schools, magnet schools, open enrollment, and microschools. ​​ Increasing support at the CDE for parents who pursue microschooling or homeschooling. ​​ Creating a team at the CDE to take in observations from parents about happenings within their local schools so that there is a clear channel of communication for parents from the grassroots level to the CDE.