- 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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