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First Priority for Next State Superintendent: Negotiate a Job Description

It’s clear what the next state superintendent will no longer do upon assuming office in January: run the California Department of Education. A new education commissioner appointed by the next governor will take on that responsibility under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in June. What’s unclear is what the next state superintendent will actually do....
By John Fensterwald and Emma Gallegos, EdSource | October 7, 2026