- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Parent/School Teacher
- School Board Member (1985-1994), Elected Board President twice
- Co-Author and Co-Chair of Proposition 227: English for the Children
- Government Relations Chair, California School Boards Association
- Founder, Campaign for California's Kids
- Former Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Education
- Earned "Teacher of the Year" honors at Taft Elementary
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Support statewide student testing and establish a "School Report Card"
- Focus on basic skills such as phonics-based reading and traditional math
- Immediately implement Proposition 227: English for the Children
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- Governor Pete Wilson
- Former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett
- Jaime Escalante
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- Gloria Matta Tuchman's Action Plan for Education Excellence
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After 33 years in the classroom, Gloria Matta Tuchman knows what our schools need and what our children need.
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