During my State of Education Address at the beginning of March, I made the connection between the strength of the economy in our region and the investment we make as citizens with the education of our children.
In San Bernardino County - not to mention across our state and nation - we remain challenged by inadequate and unreliable funding sources, high numbers of students dropping out of school, low graduation and college-going rates and a myriad of family and social issues that impact the learning readiness of our students each and every day.
These issues are at the forefront of why our County Schools office has undertaken a strategic planning process that we began in September. In the process, our office is working with stakeholders across the county to build a roadmap for the future of education in our county.
