LWV League of Women Voters of California
Sacramento County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Karen Young

Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Sacramento City Unified School District

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Married 31 years, 3 sons (Sacramento City USD graduates), Professional volunteer, 24 years
  • UC Berkeley graduate, 1968; Awarded National Congress of Parents and Teachers Honorary Life Membership
  • Earned California School Boards Association Master of Boardmanship Award
  • Co-Founder of nationally acclaimed Parents on Campus
  • Champion: High standards, fiscal responsibility and community partnerships
  • Champion: Local control (shared decision-making), data-based accountability measures, and systemic high school reform
Top Priorities if Elected
  • Working to close the achievement gap between our low achievers and high achievers by meeting individual student needs of instruction
  • Reforming our high schools to meet student needs by making curriculum relevant to today's society and providing opportunities for internships
  • Increasing parent, business, higher education and community partnerships while helping students become productive and responsible members of society
 
Key Endorsements
  • Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
  • The Sacramento Bee
  • SEIU, Local 790
Campaign Contact Information

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