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Joe Ross
 
125,007 votes
58.7%
- Occupation: Parent, Nonprofit Educator
 - VP, Citizen Schools, training new teachers and 1000+ school volunteers
 - Education reform advocate, emphasizing ed tech & Expanded Learning Time
 - Former business development leader at Pure Digital (Flip Video) and Cisco
 - 8 years U.S. Navy service in the Middle East, Korea and Latin America
 - Navy Officer Candidate School, Pensacola,1996
 - Yale College, BA, 1994; Stanford Law School, JD, 2007
  
Priorities:
- Provide mentoring, training and support for new teachers
 - Strengthen high school preparation for college and career
 - Increase investment in early childhood education
  
Jo-Ann "Sockolov" Byrne
 
87,935 votes
41.3%
- Occupation: Education Foundation Director
 - Advocate/Parent/Volunteer
  
Priorities:
- Addressing funding inadequacies through expense reduction, shared services, and creating economies of scale.
 - Closing the Achievement Gap.
 - Ensuring a world-class K-12 public school system and continuous improvement in education outcomes in our County.
  
  
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