Gary Ravani

President, Early Childhood K-12 Council

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President of the Early Childhood K-12 Council, which is a member of the California Federation of Teachers, he was a classroom teacher for 35 years

Gary Ravani on KCRW

The Obama Administration is dangling between $350 and $700 million federal dollars in front of California’s education establishment, but it’s at risk of being lost to politics in…

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The Obama Administration is dangling between $350 and $700 million federal dollars in front of California’s education establishment, but it’s at risk of being lost to politics in…

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