The GOP in the golden state, in which I was born, could gain huge majorities if they asked this question - "what has happened to our schools?" At one time they ranked in the top five now they are in the bottom ten. Then show how the libs and the dems have taxed everyone and the more they tax the worse the education!! This could be said for most lib states and cities. Where is the common sense?
One thing I mentioned on another thread is republican politicians often act like they are the victim nearly in things like the pc agenda or gay agenda in schools. Yet republicans have held the majority of governorships in recent times, and usually had the presidency.
The bureaucracy seems to just run roughshod over them, and they are helpless against it.
I have no detailed knowledge at all about California public schools (other than my elderly California-schooled parents being some of the best educated persons I know...), but I suspect that when Political Correctness shacked up with Illegal Immigration their kid was named Ignorance.