The Committee's final report, drafted by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley, explained that the system's chaotic ad hoc development had resulted in the division of jurisdiction over education at the state level between 23 separate boards and commissions, with a total of about 160 members.

(The sole entity exempt from the new department's jurisdiction was the University of California, because of a 1886 court case involving control of the Hastings College of the Law.

On the one hand, the department's actual supervision of the presidents of the State Teachers Colleges was rather minimal, which translated into substantial autonomy when it came to day-to-day operations.

[citation needed] In March 2021, after four years of development, the State Board of Education unanimously passed a new ethnic studies curriculum.

[10][11][12][13] Referred to as math tracking, this debate centers on when students should complete Algebra 1, the gateway to more advanced mathematics courses often required for college admission and preparation.

[16] The Board of Education’s guidance offers “big ideas in mathematics” to help students make connections between topics and use math to address real-world problems.