Candidates for California governor said on Tuesday they were horrified when they learned about the mass shooting at a child's birthday party in Stockton that took the lives of four people and injured 13 others. A handful of candidates were in Sacramento for the California School Board Association's annual meeting. CSBA held a forum with the candidates, including Republican Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco and Democrats State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former State Assemblyman Ian Calderon, and former State Controller Betty Yee.

As California students continue to lag behind pre-pandemic achievement levels, candidates vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom say that state bureaucracy is to blame for a lackluster education system in one of the most powerful economies in the world. Teachers and elected officials agree: Education is being underfunded.

As the lone Republican on stage, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco stood out as the only vocal supporter of school vouchers during a gubernatorial candidate forum Wednesday focused on education.

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