He was president of the California State Board of Education from 2000 to 2004.

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In addition to his Netflix day job and presence on the boards of Microsoft and Facebook, the former President of the California State Board of Education is a lead investor in adaptive learning provider Dreambox.

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In California, county offices of education as well as the state board of education are designated as charter authorizers.

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