The former Union City council and state Assembly member was recalled as a trailblazing leader in education and women in politics.
Delaine Eastin, gubernatorial candidate, speaks during a panel discussion at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, “Game Changers 2018”, forum at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. DAVIS – Delaine Eastin, the first woman to serve as California’s superintendent of public instruction, has died. She was 76.
Born in San Diego, Eastin grew up primarily in San Carlos. She attended Brittan Acres Elementary School and graduated from Carlmont High School. Eastin later earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis, Eastin said she had learned while she was campaigning door-to-door that the special schools were not receiving a share of the lottery money.
Tony Thurmond, the current superintendent of public instruction, lauded Eastin for championing universal preschool and school nutrition, as well as honoring educators by establishing the teacher of the year awards.
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