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Byline: Gilbert Gallegos
Gov. Gary Johnson was expected to unveil his education agenda today.
A summary:
* Get rid of the state Board of Education and move the state's top education job, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, under the governor's helm. A constitutional amendment would create a Cabinet-level Secretary of Education that would report to the governor.
The Legislature has defeated this idea for the past three years.
* Change local school-board elections from February to November to coincide with regular elections. The move would likely increase voter turnout for those elections, but critics warn that school-board elections …