{"id":206372,"date":"2026-04-27T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/achievement-gaps-artificial-intelligence-and-more-state-superintendent-hopefuls-detail-their-plans-at-candidate-forums\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:00:10","slug":"achievement-gaps-artificial-intelligence-and-more-state-superintendent-hopefuls-detail-their-plans-at-candidate-forums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/achievement-gaps-artificial-intelligence-and-more-state-superintendent-hopefuls-detail-their-plans-at-candidate-forums\/","title":{"rendered":"Achievement Gaps, Artificial Intelligence And More: State Superintendent Hopefuls Detail Their Plans At Candidate Forums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/riversiderecord.org\/state-superintendent-hopefuls-detail-plans-at-candidate-forums\/\">Achievement Gaps, Artificial Intelligence And More: State Superintendent Hopefuls Detail Their Plans At Candidate Forums<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/riversiderecord.org\/state-superintendent-hopefuls-detail-plans-at-candidate-forums\/\">https:\/\/riversiderecord.org\/state-superintendent-hopefuls-detail-plans-at-candidate-forums\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-27 11:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"riversiderecord.org\">riversiderecord.org<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Six top candidates participated in two virtual forums to discuss their vision for California&#8217;s public education system, focusing on issues like achievement gaps, AI in classrooms, LGBTQ+ protections, and opposition to restructuring the California Department of Education.<\/li>\n<li>The achievement gap was highlighted as a primary challenge, with candidates suggesting reforms in curriculum and funding to address disparities between different socio-economic groups and racial backgrounds.<\/li>\n<li>Concerns about the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms were raised, with candidates calling for careful management and education on AI&#8217;s ethical usage and its impact on critical thinking.<\/li>\n<li>Candidates discussed the importance of protecting LGBTQ+ students, with some candidates advocating for increased protections and others being challenged on their stances.<\/li>\n<li>All candidates opposed Governor Gavin Newsom&#8217;s proposal to shift control and operations of the California Department of Education, arguing it undermines voter-elected officials and democratic principles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Achievement Gaps, Artificial Intelligence And More: State Superintendent Hopefuls Detail Their Plans At Candidate Forums&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":206373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/riversiderecord.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/California-State-Superintendent-Candidates.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-206372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206372"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206374,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206372\/revisions\/206374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}