Brown shakes up education board

In one of his first major actions during his first full day in office, Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday announced seven appointments to the 11-member State Board of Education.Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

Brown's additions - including several veteran educators, a teacher's union lobbyist and a former state superintendent - replace a slate of self-proclaimed "reformers" who in the last year have pushed for major changes to the state's school system.

Among the ousted board members was Ben Austin, founder of Parent Revolution and creator of the controversial "Parent Trigger" law, which allows parents to petition for major overhauls at low-performing schools. The law has been strongly opposed by teacher unions.