Tom Torlakson

Tom Torlakson, the superintendent of public instruction, discusses proposes to broaden the curriculum of California’s history and social science classes during a meeting of the State Board of Education, Thursday, July 14, 2016, in Sacramento, Calif. One of the proposals California education officials are considering would require the inclusion of prominent gay people and LGBT rights milestones in history classes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)