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A is for Average: Why California’s Public Schools Struggle, and How You Can Help

By Gus Mattammal

Despite a $130 billion budget, California’s public schools continue to lower expectations, deliver mediocre results relative to other states, and graduate kids who are increasingly anxious, poorly educated, and unable to get jobs.

But why? And what can you do to help? Gus’s book shows the way!

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Gus is running for California Superintendent of Public Instruction!

Help Gus bring back excellence to California’s school system! Using the ideas and themes in A is for Average, he’ll refocus California’s schools on teaching the basics, encourage innovation throughout the school system, and be a forceful advocate for much-needed change.

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