[Carry_Okie]

What are the differences in powers and responsibilities between the Secretary of Education and the Superintendant of Public Instruction?

[ZGuy]

I wondered about that too, and what actual power he'll have.

[calcowgirl]

I don't know the answer to your question, but Bersin isn't good news. More leftists to high positions (see opensecrets data above). Notice the Munger Tolles connection (aka Warren Buffett). And his wife has a quaint resume as well.

Lisa Foster

• Wife of Alan Bersin
• Democrat
• Appointed Judge, San Diego Superior Court Judge by Gray Davis, December 2002
• Appointed to sit on the San Diego's first "Ethics Commission" by Dick Murphy and the City Council in August 2001 to investigate claims of political wrongdoing.
• Worked in private practice with the law firm of Phillips & Cohen in San Diego (1995 to 2002) representing whistle-blowers in government.
• Became Adjunct Professor at the University of San Diego School of Law in 1993, where she taught courses in sex discrimination, federal court jurisdiction and election law.
• Became Executive Director of California Common Cause in 1990 "with responsibilities for managing the organization’s staff, drafting legislation, supervising litigation and coordinating media relations. "
• Attorney with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles 1988 to 1990 "where she continued her work on behalf of low- income clients".
• Worked with the Center for Law in the Public Interest (1985 to 1988) in Los Angeles where she handled major class actions and environmental cases on behalf of low-income individuals and organizations.
• Law Clerk (1984 to 1985) for federal judge Mariana Pfaelzer (who in 1995 found portions of Proposition 187 unconstitutional)
• Bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a
• Juris doctorate degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School; member of the Law Review.