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Short-Circuited
By: Kelly Gorton
4.20.2011
If you had the chance to listen to Lance Izumi on the Ron Williams Show (WCIT-940am), here are more details on his recent book, Short-Circuited, mentioned on the program.
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Florida Shows California that Demography is Still Not Destiny
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
12.9.2010
California Governor-elect Jerry Brown and incoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson want to improve education in the Golden State. They should begin by asking why Florida, though demographically similar to California, continues to trounce the state in student achievement. According to a new study from the Pacific Research Institute, low-income and minority students continue to propel Florida's gains while California student performance lags near the bottom.
Florida, Shows, California, that, Demography, is, Still, Not, Destiny
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For parents, school choice is easier than ballot initiatives
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 10.10.2011
There’s a grass-roots parent revolt surging in California. Parents statewide and at the local level are pushing ballot measures to overturn unpopular government education policies. While the initiative process may be Democracy 101 in action, it would be easier for parents if they were simply given vouchers to choose the school that best meets the needs of their children.
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California Schools Behind the Curve
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 1.24.2012
Gov. Jerry Brown said in his State of the State address that the so-called "declinists," those who worry about California's place in the nation and the world, are wrong. He pointed to areas where the state is supposedly ahead of rivals, like Texas, Massachusetts and New York.
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