{"id":12364,"date":"2026-06-03T17:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12364"},"modified":"2026-06-03T17:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:54:13","slug":"sonja-shaw-lays-out-her-common-sense-vision-for-californias-schools-after-blistering-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12364","title":{"rendered":"Sonja Shaw lays out her &#8216;common sense&#8217; vision for California&#8217;s schools after blistering primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sonja Shaw, who is leading in the race to be California\u2019s next superintendent of Public Instruction, has laid out her vision for the state if she wins.<\/p>\n<p>The Chino Valley Unified board president is leading San Diego Unified school board president Richard Barrera 24.9% to 18.9%, with around 55% of the vote counted in the primary on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press has already called her spot in the general election. Shaw, a Republican, is one step away from being one of the most powerful education officials in the state.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sonja Shaw is leading in the race to be California\u2019s next superintendent of Public Instruction. <span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to let special interests buy this seat. They poured nearly $6 million in outside money behind their candidate, but we still came out ahead. That same momentum is carrying us into November,\u201d she told The California Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs California\u2019s next State Superintendent, my first priorities are clear: Restore the basics: reading, writing, and math. Right now, nearly half of our students are not reading at grade level. That ends on Day One.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cProtect girls in their sports and locker rooms, no exceptions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Richard Barrera is a candidate for California superintendent of public instruction in 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Richard Barrera<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPut parents back in charge and demand real accountability and transparency from our schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClassrooms should focus on academic achievement and preparing kids for success, not political agendas. California students deserve better, and we\u2019re going to deliver it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shaw added in a post on X that she was \u201chonored and grateful that Californians have made us the top vote-getter in this race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Republican made an appearance at a rally against transgender athlete AB Hernandez\u2019s participation in the CIF State Track &amp; Field Championships, demanding female events be\u00a0reserved for biological girls.<\/p>\n<p>She also confronted Hernandez\u2019s mom at the meet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe adults and politicians who enabled this abuse will be written in history books as psychotic. Enough, California. Vote these people out. Protect girls!!\u201d she wrote on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shaw made girls\u2019 athletic competition a chief issue of her campaign. <span class=\"credit\">MediaNews Group via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chaos erupted outside the state championship when \u201cSave Girls Sports\u201d activists with the signs confronted pro-LGBTQ groups holding a press conference for Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>Clovis police officers arrived to oversee the heated verbal dispute, which eventually dissipated without physical violence or direct police intervention,\u00a0Outkick reported.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the stadium, Hernandez finished third in the girls\u2019 long jump with a mark of 20 feet, 2 1\/4 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Hernandez previously swept the girls\u2019 long jump, high jump and triple jump at the CIF Southern Section championship final.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw made girls\u2019 athletic competition a chief issue of her campaign, urging athletic officials to keep biological men out of girls\u2019 locker rooms. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what fighting back sounds like,\u201d she wrote on X after the meet. \u201cOur girls are under attack in their sports, bathrooms &amp; locker rooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll because of California\u2019s radical political agenda. 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