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E-mail Print 2007 Media Archives
DECEMBER 2007
12/26/07Op-Ed Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Orange County Register: The Orange Grove: The low-performing school near you
12/20/07Press ReleasePRIPRI Unveils California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007
12/20/07PodcastVicki MurraySan Diego Union Tribune: Chris Reed -Are New Preschool English-learner Standards Really About The Children?
12/19/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayAre New Preschool English-learner Standards Really About The Children?
12/19/07Book ReviewLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Education Week: Book Review - Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
12/18/07MeetingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's education policy staff regarding proposed reforms
12/17/07PodcastVicki MurrayBuckeye Institute (Columbus, OH): Buckeye Voices: Not as Good as You Think
12/17/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Whittier Daily News: Expand education opportunities for all
12/16/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Expand education opportunities for all
12/16/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Pasadena Star-News: Expand education opportunities for all
12/14/07Op-EdVicki MurraySacramento Union: Something Lost in Translation: Are English-learner Standards Really about the Children?
12/14/07Op-EdVicki MurrayChronWatch: How to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/12/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Buckeye Institute: Not As Good As You Think
12/10/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Mammoth Times (CA): Affluent neighborhoods ≠ good education
12/09/07RadioVicki MurrayBarbara Simpson KSFO-560 AM: Not as Good as you Think
12/06/07SpeechVicki MurrayLegislative Policy Conference, San Diego
12/06/07BriefingVicki MurrayStrategic Incrementalism -A Blueprint for Meaningful Education Reform in California
12/05/07MeetingVicki MurrayJim Dutra-Sacramento Union Publisher: Meeting to discuss upcoming ed issues
12/05/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayHow to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/05/07ClippingVicki MurrayCalifornia Republic.org: How to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/05/07ClippingVicki MurrayNews Bull.com: How to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/05/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Washington D.C. Examiner: Buying a house for the school system not always a good idea
12/04/07Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: Something Lost in Translation
12/04/07Op-edVicki MurrayChronWatch: How to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/04/07BlogLance IzumiNew High School Ranking Ignores California College-readiness
12/02/07BlogLance Izumi SPN: CNBC TV - Rid America of Public Schools?
12/02/07ClippingLance Izumi Vicki Murray Rachel ChaneyThe Champion Foundation: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
12/02/07BlogLance Izumi Vicki Murray Rachel ChaneySteve's Serendipities: Not as Good as You Think-"In Out Schools
12/02/07ClippingVicki MurrayIndependent Women's Forum, Summer/Fall Journal: Empowering Teachers with Choice: How a Diversified Education System Benefits, Teachers, Students, and America
12/02/07BlogLance Izumi Vicki Murray Rachel ChaneyBuckeye Institute: Not as Good as You Think
12/01/07ClippingVicki MurrayIndependent Women's Forum, Summer/Fall Journal: Empowering Teachers with Choice: How a Diversified Education System Benefits, Teachers, Students, and America
12/01/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Riverside Press Enterprise:Well-Off Kids Fail, Too
12/01/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Eureka Reporter (CA): Half a Million Dollars Buys Poor Schools
12/01/07BlogVicki MurrayThe Education Alliance: A Must Read on School Choice
12/01/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
School Reform News: California's Expensive ZIP Codes Deliver Cut-Rate Education Results
12/01/07 Op-Ed Vicki Murray School Choice Advocate: California Parents Going Broke for Free Public Schools
12/00/07Press ReleaseLance Izumi Vicki Murray Rachel ChaneyThe Champion Foundation: "Pacific Research Institute Book Shatters Myth that “Good” Schools Are Found in “Nice” Neighborhoods
12/00/07PodcastVicki MurrayDigg - Jason Lewis - KTLK FM Jason welcomes Author Vicky Murray of Pacific Research Institute

NOVEMBER 2007
11/30/07 Clipping Lance Izumi Highland Community News: Letter to Governor by Bill Leonard, State Board of Equalization
11/30/07 Op-Ed Vicki Murray Human Events: School Choice is the Cure for Over-priced, Underperforming Public Schools
11/29/07 Op-Ed Lance IzumiHuman Events: The Myth of the Middle-Class School
11/29/07
11.28/07
EventLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
School Board Training-San Diego
11/23/07TV Lance Izumi CNBC TV: Larry Kudlow - Rid America of Public Schools?
11/21/07Capital IdeasRachel ChaneyCalifornia’s Achievement Gap: Is Racism Really the Problem?
11/20/07InterviewVicki MurrayMammoth Times: Not as Good as You Think
11/19/07Expert Affidavit ReviewVicki MurrayInstitute for Justice: Cain v. Horne, Maricopa County Superior Court (Arizona Scholarships for Disabled and Foster Children)
11/19/07MeetingVicki Murray David Yow, Leg Dir Asm Joel Anderson: Not as Good as You Think
11/19/07MeetingVicki MurrayTodd Moffit, Chief of Staff Asm. Niello (Ed. Cmte): Not as Good as You Think
11/19/07MeetingVicki MurrayFaith Conley, Leg Dir Asm Bob Huff (Ed. Comte): Not as Good as You Think
11/16/07InterviewVicki MurraySan Francisco Examiner-Nat Freeland: ADE Achievement Gap Conference comment
11/16/07MeetingVicki MurraySenate Rep. Caucus leader-advisors
11/16/07BlogLance IzumiUnion Contracts No Obstacle with School Choice
11/16/07Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: Breaking California's Dropout Cycle
11/16/07Peer ReviewVicki MurrayCalifornia Charter Schools Association: Chosen as expert peer reviewer for upcoming study
11/16/07Book ReviewLance Izumi, Vicki Murray and, Rachel ChaneySchool Reform News: California's Expensive ZIP Codes Deliver Cut-Rate Education Results
11/16/07MeetingVicki MurrayEd Refom briefing, caucus policy advisors at PRI, Sacramento - Not as Good as You Think
11/15/07MeetingVicki MurrayGerrit Buddingh, Communications Director, Asm. Hollingsworth- Not as Good as You Think
11/15/07BlogLance IzumiRon Nehring-CA Rep - School Board Training
11/15/07MeetingVicki MurrayMadhavi Knickerbocker, Asm. Ted Gaines- Not as Good as You Think
11/15/07MeetingVicki MurrayMike Zimmerman, Asm. Garrick - Not as Good as You Think
11/08/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
AZ Political Intel: Middle Class Meltdown
11/13/07BriefingVicki MurrayChris Derry, Pres & CEO of the Bluegrass Inst for Public Policy (KY) - Advised on key points against govt-run, universal preschool for a debate with Rebecca Kilbourne, Senior Economist at the RAND Corporation
11/07/07 Radio Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WIND-AM (IL): Middle Class Melt Down
11/07/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
KKOL-AM (WA): Middle Class Melt Down
11/07/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Goldwater Institute: Middle Class Melt Down
11/05/07 Blog Adam Frey All Parents Should be Free Agents
11/04/07 Blog Lance Izumi New High School Ranking Ignores California College-readiness
11/02/07RadioLance IzumiWQFM & WQFN Ruth Miller Show, Scranton, PA: Not as Good as You Think
11/02/07 Blog Rachel Chaney Out With the Honor Roll, In With Yoga
11/01/07BlogVicki Murray Stop Blaming Parents for Public School Failure

OCTOBER 2007
10/30/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WSJ-Letter from Richard A. Jones (Livonia, MI): If Schools Are 'Worse Than We Think,' Let's Get Busy on Repairs
10/31/07MeetingVicki MurrayRoger Mackensen-Policy Consultant to Sen. Rep. Caucus Leader, Dick Ackerman
10/30/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WSJ-Letter from Robert Kesten, Executive Director, Center for Screen-Time Awareness, Washington: If Schools Are 'Worse Than We Think,' Let's Get Busy on Repairs
10/30/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WSJ-Letter from Steven Andelin, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University: If Schools Are 'Worse Than We Think,' Let's Get Busy on Repairs
10/30/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Wall Street Journal: If Schools Are 'Worse Than We Think,' Let's Get Busy on Repairs
10/29/07ClippingVicki MurrayCenter for Education Reform: Scary School Stats
10/29/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Champion Foundation: Pacific Research Institute Book Shatters Myth that “Good” Schools Are Found in “Nice” Neighborhoods
10/29/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Heritage Foundation: Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/28/07 Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Catholic Exchange.com: How Much Is That Neighborhood School Costing You?
10/26/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
SPN Education Exchange: Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/25/07RadioLance IzumiWDRC-AM (CT)-Brad Davis Show: Not as Good as You Think
10/25/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Daily Blade: Garbage in, Garbage Out
Clipping 10/24/07 Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Cato Institute: Get Middle-Class Mediocrity for Record-High Prices!
10/24/07Radio Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WIND-AM (IL): America's Middle Class Nightmare
10/24/07 Radio Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
KKOL-AM (WA): America's Middle Class Nightmare
10/24/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Freedom Dogs: Choice is Good
10/24/07 Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Croydon Citizens for Reasonable And Fair Taxes: Worse Than You Think
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi Wall Street Journal: Worse Than You Think
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
CATO Institute: Get Middle-Class Mediocrity for Record-High Prices
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Campusreportonline.net: Emmanuel Opati on KKOL-AM (WA) and WIND-AM (IL) - America’s Middle Class Nightmare
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Independent Women's Forum: School Choice for Middle Class Families
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Edspresso.com: Worse Than You Think
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Croyden Citizens for Reasonable and Fair Taxes: Worse Than You Think
10/24/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Renaissance Biologist: Middle Class Mediocrity
10/24/07 Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Wall Street Journal: Worse Than You Think
10/23/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Heritage Foundation: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/23/07BlogRachel ChaneySchool Choice and Student Safety
10/23/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Campus Report Online: America’s Middle Class Nightmare
10/23/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Washington Times: Playing games with school choice
10/19/07 TVVicki Murray KOCE TV (Los Angeles): Grading Our Schools
10/19/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Washington Flyer: Profiles in Failure
10/15/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Flash Report: Upscale Real Estate Guide to Underperforming Schools
10/16/07Radio Lance IzumiJim Bohannon Show/Westwood One: Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/15/07 VideoLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Heritage Foundation: Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/14/07Op-Ed Vicki Murray Ventura County Star: Charter-school supporters win
10/12/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Washington D.C. Examiner: Suburban schools not as good as parents think
10/11/07 Op-Ed Vicki Murray Washington D.C. Examiner: ‘Free’ public schools cost way too much
10/10/07Op-Ed Vicki Murray Sacramento Union: Location Affects Education
10/03/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
San Francisco Examiner: Costly homes with failing schools
10/02/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Hispanic CREO's Daily Grito: Choice All Around
10/01/07Op-EdLance IzumiHawaii Reporter: Want Incentives for Public Schools? Try School Choice

SEPTEMBER 2007
09/30/07Op-Ed Vicki Murray San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco-area parents going broke for 'free' public schools
09/29/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Joanne Jacobs: Good neighborhoods, mediocre schools
09/28/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Principled Discovery: Are good schools "Not as Good as You Think"
09/27/07Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Education Week: Book Asks How Bad Schools Happen to Good Suburbs
09/27/07 Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
New York Sun: Book Asks How Bad Schools Happen to Good Suburbs
09/27/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney

Napa Sentinel: Institute study on schools in middle class cities

09/26/07 TVLance izumi Fox News: Are Schools in Upscale Neighborhoods Better?
09/26/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
San Diego Union Tribune: Another myth of the education establishment goes down
09/26/07Radio Lance Izumi KION-AM, Salinas: Not As Good As You Think
09/26/07InterviewVicki MurraySamantha McDermott -Producer -Inside OC/ KOCE-TV PBS: Not as Good as You Think
09/26/07 ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Daily Breeze: Book: Torrance schools underperform
09/25/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Friends of Dave: Shattering the Myth of "Good Schools" in "Good Neighborhoods"
09/25/07Press ReleasePRIPacific Research Institute Book Shatters Myth that “Good” Schools Are Found in “Nice” Neighborhoods
09/25/97StudyLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
09/25/07BlogVicki MurrayLearning Unleashed: Education Reform Lession from Britain
09/25/07TVLance IzumiFox 11 News (Los Angeles): Not as Good as You Think
09/25/07InterviewVicki MurrayDaily Breeze: Book Claims Torrance Schools Underperforming
09/24/07BookLance Izumi, Vicki Murray, Rachel ChaneyNot as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
09/22/97EventLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
School Board Training Santa Clara
09/21/07 Op-EdVicki MurraySacramento Union: Charter Parents and Teachers School the Speaker Nunez
09/21/07Briefing Vicki MurrayRep. Jean Fuller -Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/21/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep. Bob Huff - Assembly Chair, Vice Chair of Budget and Asst. Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think
09/21/07DebateLance Izumi Mercatus Center: Education Reform & Finance in CA
09/21/07BlogRachel ChaneyPRI Blog: Even Dems are Fed Up with Teachers Unions
09/21/07Op-EdVicki MurrayAmerican Public Media (NPR): Expand School Options
09/21/07Op-EdVicki MurrayAmerican Public Media (NPR): Expand School Options
09/21/07Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: Charter Parents and Teachers School the Speaker Nunez
09/20/07LectureLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
West Valley Republican Women, Federated: Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingVicki MurraySen. Hollingsworth, Dennis (36): Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Ackerman, Dick (33): Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Martin Garrick - Ed. Committee, Vice Chair: Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Ashburn, Roy (18): Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingVicki MurraySen. Cogdill, Dave (14): Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingVicki MurraySen. Wyland, Mark (38) - Vice Chair, Ed. Committee: Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07Cap IdeasVicki MurrayCalifornia Parents Going Broke for "Free" Public Schools
09/19/97Op-EdRachel ChaneyHawaii Reporter: Students and Subprimes
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Anthony Adams - Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Denham, Jeff (12): Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Chuck DeVore - Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Van Tran - Chief Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep. Ted Gaines - Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. McClintock, Tom (19): Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Roger Niello - Vice Chair of Appropriations and Assistant Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingLance IzumiCA Secty of Food and Agriculture - Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07Op-edVicki MurrayIWF: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/17/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Runner, George (17): Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Todd Spitzer - Assembly Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Jim Battin (37): Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Rick Keene- Assembly Assistant Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep: Mimi Walters - Asst. Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep. Alan Nakanishi - Ed. Committee: Not as Good as You Think
09/16/07Op-EdVicki Murray4LAKids: Why are so many teachers quitting
09/14/07ConferenceVicki MurrayALEC: Speaker on "Research Findings on School Choice Programs"
09/13/07ClippingVicki MurrayNational Review: Teacher Choice: Vouchers are good for educators, too
09/13/07Op-EdVicki MurrayOutraged Charter Parents and Teachers School Speaker Núñez
09/12/07ClippingVicki MurrayFlashReport: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07ClippingVicki MurraySacramento Schools and the Trillion Dollar Question
09/12/07Op-EdVicki MurrayIndependent Women's Forum: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07Op-EdVicki MurrayStatePoliticsNow: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07Op-EdVicki MurrayOrange County Register: California Focus: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07Op-EdVicki MurrayPRI Blog: California Focus: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07ClippingVicki MurrayNRO: Teacher Choice
09/12/07ClippingVicki MurrayFlashReport: Expand School Options
09/10/07MeetingLance IzumiBoard of Governors
09/10/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep. John Benoit: Not as Good as You Think
09/10/07BriefingVicki MurraySen. Bob Dutton & his Press Secty: Not as Good as You Think
09/08/07ClippingVicki MurrayFetish Clothing: Sacramento Schools and the Trillion Dollar Question
09/06/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Chief of Staff to Rep.Michael Villines, Assembly Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think


AUGUST 2007
08/31/07Clipping Lance Izumi Orange County Register: Students as customers. What a concept.
08/29/07Capital IdeasLance Izumi Want Incentives for Public Schools? Try School Choice
08/29/07Op-EdVicki MurrayEast Valley Tribune (AZ): State monopoly hurts students
08/29/07Capital IdeasLance IzumiWant Incentives for Public Schools? Try School Choice
08/28/07BlogJohn GrahamKids' Health Care A Socialist Plot? Yes! And Education Too
08/24/07ClippingVicki MurraySchools K-12: Sacramento Schools and the Trillion Dollar Question
08/23/07StudyVicki MurrayIWF: Empowering Teachers with Choice: How a Diversified Education System Benefits Teachers, Students, and America
08/23/07Capital IdeasRachel ChaneyStudents and Subprimes
08/17/07Op-edVicki Murray & Ian RandolphFlashReport: Testing the California Standards Test
08/17/07Op-edLance IzumiSacramento Union: School Quality is the Key to Student Achievement
08/17/07Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: To Prepare Citizens of Tomorrow, Let Parents Choose Children's Schools Today
08/09/07Blog Lance Izumi WSJ Article Gives Unwarranted Boost to Universal Pre-K
08/08/07ContrarianSally PipesTitle IX: You've Come A Long Way, Baby
08/09/07ClippingSally C. PipesCalifornia Republic.org: Title IX: You've Come A Long Way, Baby
08/08/07 ContrarianSally C. PipesTitle IX: You've Come A Long Way, Baby
08/05/2007
08/02/2007
ConferenceVicki Murray Liberty Fund: Harvard University, separation of Church and State

JULY 2007
07/31/07Op-EdVicki Murray and Ian RandolphFlashReport: Putting the CST to the Test
07/31/07SpeechLance Izumi and Vicki MurrayPRI Luncheon in honor of Dr. Friedman's Birthday: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
07/30/07Radio Lance IzumiWDRC-AM (CT): Sen. Clinton's universal preschool proposal
07/25/07 Capital Ideas Lance Izumi School Quality, Not Race, is the Key to Student Achievement
07/23/07Op-Ed Vicki Murray Sacramento Union: CTA's Latest Campaign of Deceit
07/18/07 Capital Ideas K. Lloyd Billingsley Massive Education Waste Case Headed for Third Strike
07/04/07Op-EdAmy KaleitaKansas City Star: Should Public Universities Accept Corporate Funding?
07/02/07Press ReleaseLance Izumi Supreme Court Cites PRI Study “They Have Overcome” in Landmark Case on Race-Based School Assignments

JUNE 2007
06/29/07ClippingLance Izumi California Republic.org: Pelosi's preschool amnesia
06/27/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayParental Choice in Education: A Matter of Right versus Wrong, Not Right versus Left
06/27/07Supreme Court CitationLance IzumiThey Have Overcome
06/22/07ClippingLance Izumi San Francisco Chronicle: School system fails English Learners
06/19/07TourLance IzumiFort Bragg - JFK Special Warfare Center and School Tour
06/18/07RadioVicki MurrayDr. Vicki Murray on Bloomberg Radio (WBBR) discussing Senator Ted Kennedy's proposal to boost Pell Grants
06/16/07Conference (invitation only)Vicki MurrayU.S. Department of Education (Phoenix, AZ): Town Hall Meeting on Higher Education
06/15/07Keynote SpeechVicki MurrayArizona School Tuition Organization Assn.
06/12/07Conference (invitation only)Vicki MurrayU.S. Department of Education (Tempe, AZ): A Test of Leadership: Committing to Advance Postsecondary Education for All Americans
06/10/07RadioVicki MurrayWBBR Bloomberg Radio : On Senator Edward Kennedy’s proposal to raise the maximum award in the U.S. government’s main college scholarship program
06/07/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayCampus Report: Tear Down the Walls Trapping Students in 'Filthy Rich,' Failing Schools
06/05/07Press ReleaseVicki MurrayGeorgia Policymakers Encourage California to Let Parents Choose Their Children's Schools Using Scholarships
06/01/07Op-EdVicki MurrayFlashReport: New Public School Finance Ranking Reveals Lots of Bucks, Little Bang
06/01/07BriefingVicki Murray and Lance IzumiAssm. Caucus on Federal NCLB Funding recommendations
06/01/07OutreachVicki MurrayNevada Sen. Barbara Cegavske: Special Needs Voucher

MAY 2007
05/30/07BriefingVicki MurrayGA House Speaker Glenn Richardson's chief of staff: Special Needs Voucher for CA
05/29/07TVVicki MurrayCapitol Television News Service: AB 571-low-income preschool
05/29/07Op-EdVicki MurrayStephen Frank Political News and Views: Opposition to Choice is an Opportunity Deficit for California
05/29/07SpeechLance IzumiGov's Mansion, (Carson City, NV): Free to Learn
05/29/07BriefingVicki MurrayGA Senate President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson's chief of staff: Statement on GA Special Needs Voucher for CA
05/29/07Press ReleaseVicki MurrayStatement on GA Special Needs Voucher for CA
05/24/07BlogVicki MurrayTo Prepare Citizens of Tomorrow, Let Parents Choose Children's Schools Today
05/23/07Op-EdVicki MurrayOrange County Register: Georgia joins school voucher states
05/22/07SpeechLance IzumiThe Values Advocacy Council (Silicon Valley,CA) Ed Report Card
05/23/07BriefingVicki MurrayTori Hatada, Deputy Secretary's Regional Representative - Region IX : higher education and NCLB
05/21/07Vicki MurrayCall from RyanAssm. Roger Niello, Vice Chair Budget Committee: Advised on higher education capacity legislation; recommended student grant program as a market solution
05/21/07Lance IzumiBlogHillary Proposes Federal Reiner Look-Alike Pre-K Program
05/19/07ClippingVicki MurrayDwight Schultz, Howling Mad Radio (Patriots Brigade Radio Network) blogWhy New Education Report Has California Quaking
05/18/07Vicki MurrayPress ReleasePRI Applauds Adoption of Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act - GA becomes 13th state with private school choice
05/17/07
05/14/07
MeetingLance IzumiMet with CFO, Deputy Chancellor, and the Chief Accountability Officer of the NYC Public School System;
05/17/07InterviewLance IzumiDocumentary film maker Bob Bowden for potential Fox documentary "School Choice in America"
05/16/07Vicki MurrayEvent Assm. Bob Huff, Caucus Chair: Open enrollment policy
05/16/07BlogVicki MurrayNAEP Civics scores released: Don't Know Much About…
05/16/07BlogVicki MurrayOf Leaders and Laggards: US Chamber of Commerce gives CA an 'F' on school effectiveness
05/16/07Vicki MurrayCapitol IdeasTear Down the Walls Trapping Students in 'Filthy Rich,' Failing Schools
05/15/07Op-EdVicki MurrayOrange County Register: School reform not about resources
05/15/07Vicki MurrayMeetingAssm. Mimi Walters, Vice Chair of Appropriations: Charter School and public school choice policy
05/10/07ClippingLance Izumi San Diego Union Tribune: Questions for Jack O'Connell
05/10/07Op-EdLance Izumi Flash Report: How to Ensure Phys Ed Accountability
05/10/07Op-EdLance IzumiFlashReport: How to Ensure Physical Education Accountability
05/09/07MeetingVicki MurrayRay Haynes' Monthly Meeting: Dept of Education fiscal mismanagement and reform
05/07/07ClippingLance IzumiLeonard Letter: State Board of Equalization Member Bill Leonard cited PRI study Grand Theft Education
05/07/07
05/08/07
MeetingLance IzumiCommunity College Board of Governors' Meeting
05/04/07BlogLance Izumi Bill Leonard blog: Still No Satisfactory End to Eastin Scandal
05/01/07ClippingVicki MurrayNew Coaliition for Economic and Social Change: Calif. Report Card Shows Dismal Results

APRIL 2007
04/21/07ClippingLance Izumi San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Put progress on track
04/18/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayState Education Department Misses the Mark with Moving Performance Targets
04/18/07ConferenceLance Izumi and Vicki MurrayLessons from Free to Learn: New Orleans Conference
04/18/07ClipLance Izumi and Vicki MurrayMetroactive: Money Pit
04/16/07Op-EdVicki MurrayS.F. Examiner: What Arnold Schwarzenegger needs to get his groove back
04/16/07ClipVicki MurrayLA Times, Political Muscle blog: What Arnold needs to get his groove back
04/16/07ClipVicki MurrayFlashReport: What Arnold needs to get his groove back
04/13/07MeetingVicki MurrayInsitute for Justice want VM to serve as a school choice expert in current ACLU litigation against AZ's foster care and disability programs-provide background evidence and research and testify if case is not thrown out.
04/12/07MeetingVicki MurrayMet with Director of Government Affairs afor the California Charter Schools Association to discuss pending charter legislation and coordinate testimony
04/12/07MeetingVicki MurrayMet with the Legislative Director of Ed Voice to discuss pending charter legislation and coordinate testimony and research
04/12/07TestimonyVicki MurrayFmr. New Hampshire Rep. Paul Mirski submitted piece as part of legislative testimony: Why New Education Report Has California Quaking
04/11/07Leg hearingsVicki MurrayLegislature: Attemded Assm. Budget subsommitee hearings on charter and district school finance and special education
04/11/07MeetingLance Izumi and Vicki MurrayLance introduced Vicki to leading members in the Legislature and media.
04/10/07Op-EdLance T.IzumiFlash Report:How to Ensure Phys Ed Accountability
04/10/07Coalition BuildingVicki MurrayUC Berkeley: Met with John E. Coons, Robert L. Bridges Professor of Law, Emeritus, author of numerous school choice & social justice books
04/09/07InterviewLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
North Bay Bohemian: Lance and Vicki spoke with Joy Lanzendorfer about the state accountability system and the need for parental choice
04/09/07MeetingVicki MurrayMet with Director of Government Affairs and key staff of the California Charter Schools Association to discuss pending charter legislation
04/09/07InterviewVicki MurrayKJWL-Fresno: Met with Juanita Stevenson, News Director
04/03/07Op-Ed Vicki Murray Silicon Investor: Why New Education Report Has California Quaking

MARCH 2007
03/30/07BlogVicki MurrayJust Right of Center: Why New Education Report Has California Quaking
03/29/07Op-EdVicki MurrayFlash Report: Why New Education Report Has California Quaking
03/27/07ClippingVicki Murrayedespresso.com: Anti-voucher forces outflank themselves
03/26/07RadioLance Izumi The Connection: 1590AM - Maria Sanchez morning show: California Education Report Card
03/26/07ClippingK. Lloyd BillingsleyOrange County Register: A system that defies reform
03/23/07BlogK. Lloyd BillingsleyThe Publius Post: Unreformable, that's what you are ...
03/21/07ClippingK. Lloyd BillingsleyCampus Report: California Education Reform Meltdown ..
03/21/07Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyUnreformable, that's what you are ...
03/20/07Op-EdVicki MurrayOrange County Register: Anti-voucher forces outflank themselves
03/19/07ClippingLance Izumi FlashReport.org: Izumi vs. A Hollywood Bimbo
03/19/07ClippingVicki MurraySan Francisco Examiner: A chance to deliver school reform
03/16/07ClippingVicki MurrayAppeal-Democrat: What's wrong with public education?
03/16/07Media AdvisoryPRIReport on California Public School Efficiency and Funding Got Down to Facts, Now Politicians Must Get to Work
03/15/07ClippingVicki MurrayOrange County Register: What's wrong with public education?
03/14/07TVVicki MurrayKCRA-SAC (NBC): Interview on California's "Getting Down to Facts" the most extensive review to date of California public education
03/14/07ClippingLance Izumi Malibu Times: California schools receive 'F's from think tank
03/14/07Op-EdVicki MurrayFlashReport.org: Does New Top Secret Report Really “Get Down to Facts” on Education?
03/14/07Op-EdVicki Murrayedspresso.com: Does New Top Secret Report Really “Get Down to Facts” on Education?
03/13/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayDoes New Top Secret Report Really “Get Down to Facts” on Education?
03/13/07TVLance Izumi KGO TV (ABC): Interview on California Education Report Card: 2007
03/13/07Media AdvisoryPRIMost Extensive Review to Date of California Public Education is Scheduled to be Released this Week
03/08/07ClippingLance Izumi Capitol Weekly: California Education Gets a Failing Grade
03/06/07ClippingLance Izumi Orange County Register: State schools earning F's and D's
03/05/07RadioLance Izumi John and Ken Show on KFI in Los Angeles: California Education Report Card
03/05/07Op-EdRachel ChaneyLibertad Digital (Spain): Steve Jobs contra los sindicatos de profesores
03/05/07Op-EdRachel ChaneyEl Panamá América (Panama): Steve Jobs contra los sindicatos de profesores
03/01/07ClippingLance Izumi Black Voice News: Students Taking Tougher Courses, Dropout Rates Soar

FEBRUARY 2007
02/26/07ClippingLance Izumi Press Enterprise (San Bernadino,CA): Warm Springs, Muscoy elementary schools file plans
02/21/07Capital Ideas K. Lloyd BillingsleyMo' Money, Part XXVIII
02/16/07RadioLance Izumi Interviewed on KOGO-AM (San Diego) on “California Education Report Card, Fourth Edition.”
02/16/07Op-EdLance Izumi
James S. Lanich
San Francisco Chronicle: California's School Non-Accountability System
02/16/07Op-EdLance Izumi Flash Report: California's Education Report Card: Lots of F's and D's
02/15/07ClippingLance Izumi Fresno Bee: Think tank gives California education failing grade
02/15/07RadioLance Izumi Interviewed on KFBK-AM (Sacramento) on “California Education Report Card, Fourth Edition.”
02/15/07RadioLance Izumi Interviewed on KCBS-AM (San Francisco) on “California Education Report Card, Fourth Edition.”
02/15/07MeetingLance Izumi and Vicki MurrayMet with Assemblyman Mike Villines, Assembly minority leader, to discuss “California Education Report Card, Fourth Edition.”
02/15/07StudyLance Izumi and Rachel Chaney“California Education Report Card, Fourth Edition” released at a press conference at the State Capitol. Sen. Mark Wyland, vice chair of the Senate Education Committee, and Assemblyman Anthony Adams, a former teacher, spoke at the press conference and endorsed the study.
02/15/07Press ReleaseLance Izumi
Rachel Chaney
Report Card of California’s Education System Shows Dismal Results
02/14/07ClippingLance Izumi Sacramento Bee: Saving state's weak schools: Where's the cavalry?
02/14/07Capital ideasLance Izumi “How Will O’Connell Close the Achievement Gap?”
02/14/07MeetingVicki MurrayAttended legislative hearing on dropout rate calculations. She also met with and briefed the staffs of Assemblyman Anthony Adams and Sen. Mark Wyland on PRI’s research on dropout rates. She also assembled a packet on accountability measures for Assemblyman Adams.
02/14/07Press ReleasePRIPacific Research Institute Applauds School Choice in Utah
02/12/07Press ReleaseLance Izumi
Rachel Chaney
Pacific Research Institute Announces Results of 2007 California Education Report Card at State Capitol
02/12/07MeetingLance Izumi Participated in an editorial board meeting at Investors Business Daily.
02/12/07MeetingLance Izumi Met with a member of the editorial staff of the Los Angeles Times.
02/08/07SpeechLance Izumi Lance Izumi gave a speech on the problems of government-run universal preschool and his briefing paper “No Magic Bullet” at an Austin, TX conference sponsored by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
02/07/07Capital IdeasVicki Murray“Negligent Nanny: How the State Fails Foster Care Children and What to Do About it.”
02/07/07Press ReleasePRIPRI Expands Education and Environmental Studies Program with Two Senior Fellows
03/07/07Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyCall the Cops on State Fraud and Waste
02/06/07RadioLance Izumi Lance Izumi interviewed by KFWB-AM (Los Angeles) on “Failing our Future.”
02/01/07RadioLance Izumi KION-AM, Salinas: Failing Our Future

JANUARY 2007
01/30/07AppointmentLance Izumi Appointed the California Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
01/25/07ClippingLance Izumi Los Angeles City Beat: API-Yai-Yai
01/24/07RadioLance Izumi KFBK-AM, Sacramento:Failing Our Future
01/24/07Capital IdeasRachel ChaneyHow California can gain qualified teachers
01/23/07ClippingLance Izumi San Francisco Examiner: School grant program wastes billions
01/19/07ClippingLance Izumi The Fresno Bee: Laton High scores up — why?
01/17/07BlogLance Izumi FreeRepublic.com: State wastes $1B+ trying to improve schools
01/17/07ClippingLance Izumi Orange County Register: Transparently bad data of little use
01/17/07
01/16/07
MeetingLance Izumi Attended meetings of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges in his capacity as vice president of the Board.
01/16/07ClippingLance Izumi Flash Report: The Golden Pen - Opaque Public Education
01/16/07ClippingLance Izumi FreeRepublic.com: Failing Our Future
01/16/07ClippingLance Izumi CA Political Review: Opaque Public Education
01/16/07BlogLance Izumi Sacramento Bee: State wastes $1B+ trying to improve schools
01/16/07ClippingLance Izumi California Chronicle: New study finds more than $1 billion in public funds to improve schools yielded little academic improvement
01/16/07BlogLance Izumi Orange County Register: More school funding doesn't fix the schools
01/16/07Press ReleaseLance Izumi New study finds more than $1 billion in public funds to improve schools yielded little academic improvement
01/14/07ClippingLance Izumi Los Angeles Times: A school finds a singular road to academic success
01/14/07StudyLance Izumi Failing our Future: The Holes in California’s School Accountability System and How to Fix Them
01/10/07Capital Ideas Lance Izumi Our Opaque Public Education System
01/02/07Press ReleasePRIPRI Unveils California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2006

DECEMBER 2006
12/13/2006Capital IdeasRachel ChaneyFollow the Money: Why California Educators Manipulate Migrants and English Learners
12/01/2006ClippingLance Izumi Appeal-Democrat (CA): Schools can't blame failures on lack of cash

NOVEMBER 2006
11/29/2006ClippingLance Izumi Orange County Register: Schools can't blame failures on lack of cash
11/28/2006ClippingLance Izumi The Sacramento Bee: Honor they mentor?
11/28/2006Op-EdLance Izumi The Flash Report: A way to say thanks - How Arnold can honor Milton Friedman
11/22/2006ClippingLance Izumi The Flash Report: Izumi on PC textbooks
11/20/2006ClippingLance Izumi The Winecommonsewer: Grading California Education
11/20/2006ClippingLance Izumi The Australian: LA asks admiral to get school system shipshape
11/17/2006Press ReleaseLance Izumi PRI Education Studies Director Lance Izumi elected Vice President of the California Community Colleges Board of Governors
11/15/2006Capital IdeasRachel ChaneyHow to get biggest bang for bond bucks
11/14/2006Op-EdLance Izumi The Press Enterprise: A pile of pablum
11/08/2006Press ReleasePRIPacific Research Institute’s Work Gets Election Results

OCTOBER 2006
10/25/2006ClippingLance Izumi Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, California): Money Not the Answer
10/25/2006Capital IdeasRachel ChaneyHow California drives highly qualified teachers out of the classroom
10/25/2006Op-EdLance Izumi San Francisco Examiner: Prop. 88: No bang for the new tax buck
10/24/2006ClippingLance Izumi Orange County Register: Money Not the Answer
10/18/2006InterviewLance Izumi Interviewed by the Australian (the national newspaper of Australia) on the change in superintendents of the Los Angeles school district
10/13/07 Capital Ideas K. Lloyd BillingsleyOn No Account: The back story of Arnold's education vetoes  
10/11/2006Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyOn No Account: The back story of Arnold's education vetoes
10/10/2006ClippingJosh TreviñoABC7-KGO TV News: Prop. 88: Good Solution For Schools? Parcel Tax Would Go To Underfunded Schools
10/10/2006ReleaseLance Izumi New PRI Pamphlet Exposes Proposition 88’s Flaws - Initiative Virtually Guarantees Failure to Improve Student Achievement
10/10/2006PRI PamphletLance Izumi
Rachel Chaney
Proposition 88: No Bang for the Tax Buck
Media Features
10/08/2006BlogLance Izumi
Rachel Chaney
Joanne Jacobs blog: Small classes don't raise achievement
10/04/2006Capital IdeasLance Izumi
Rachel Chaney
Why More Class-Size Reduction is a Bad Idea

SEPTEMBER 2006
09/20/2006MeetingLance Izumi Met with Brian Gaffney, executive producer of documentaries for Fox News and discussed PRI’s upcoming education research
09/19/2006SpeechLance Izumi Lance gave a speech reviewing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s education agenda at the Metropolitan Club in New York, NY
09/15/2006ClippingLance Izumi Contra Costa Times: Too-high salaries hurt students
09/06/2006Capital IdeasLance Izumi Capitalism 101 for Kids
09/01/2006ClippingLance Izumi The North County Times: Schools celebrate mediocre grades

AUGUST 2006
08/30/2006Op-edLance Izumi The Oklahoman: Not much cause for boasting
08/23/2006TrainingLance Izumi Training Seminar for School Board Members - University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
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08/23/2006Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyNew Reform Will Help, but Dance of the Lemons Continues in California
08/22/2006ClippingPRIHuman Events Online: Reading, Writing, Ripped Off: The Plight of Teachers
08/18/2006ClippingLance Izumi Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA): Charter school group needs accountability
08/18/2006ClippingLance Izumi The Conservative Voice.com: Wilson and Davis Are Right
08/18/2006Press ReleasePRIPacific Research Institute Urges Supreme Court to Review Teacher Union Political Spending Case
08/17/2006ClippingLance Izumi U.S. Newswire: Nationwide State Legislator Group Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Review Teachers Union Political Practices
08/16/2006Capital IdeasLance Izumi Wilson and Davis are Right
08/14/2006ClippingLance Izumi Orange County Register: Charter school group needs accountability
08/09/2006Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyCalifornia’s Education Enron
08/03/2006RadioLance Izumi The David Allen Show: Analysis of the US Dept. of Education propaganda (study) just released
08/03/2006Capital IdeasK. Lloyd Billingsley“Monopolies are never good”

JULY 2006
07/27/2006Capital IdeasLance Izumi Beware Knee-Jerk Local-Control Arguments
07/26/2006ClippingPRIMetroActive.com: PRI listed as "A resource that really matters" in state and local government policies
07/14/2006 ClippingLance Izumi Berkeley Daily Planet: Undercurrents: What Did Ward Accomplish in the Oakland Schools?
07/05/2006Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyThe Culture of Denial Continues in the California Department of Education

JUNE 2006
06/28/2006
06/27/2006
MeetingLance Izumi Attended California Post-Secondary Education Commission meeting in capacity as a commissioner.
06/27/2006MeetingLance Izumi Lance met with Gov. Schwarzenegger as part of the governor’s meeting with his Asian American appointees.
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06/23/2006Op-EdLance Izumi Townhall.com: Villaraigosa Should Avoid Bloomberg's Mistakes
06/23/2006Op-EdLance Izumi Campus Report Online: Villaraigosa Should Avoid Bloomberg's Mistakes
06/23/2006Op-EdLance Izumi NewsBull.com: Villaraigosa Should Avoid Bloomberg's Mistakes
06/21/2006Capital IdeasLance Izumi Villaraigosa Should Avoid Bloomberg's Mistakes
06/21/2006MeetingLance Izumi Meeting Leslie Peterson Schwarz, chair of the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing
06/20/2006Op-EdXiaochin YanCalifornia Political Review: Lessons from Proposition 82 - Why voters did the right thing
06/20/2006Press ReleaseLance Izumi PRI's Lance Izumi named to Arnold's Education Leaders Coalition
06/15/2006MeetingLance Izumi
Xiaochin C. Yan
Meeting with Dean Andal to discuss school board training seminar in San Joaquin Valley
06/14/2006Capital IdeasXiaochin C. YanLessons from Proposition 82: Why Voters Did the Right Thing
06/13/2006Pacific PolicycastLance Izumi
Xiaochin C. Yan
The Defeat of Proposition 82
06/10/2006Op-EdLance Izumi The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA): Student Exodus
06/07/2006Press ReleasePRIPacific Research Institute Statement on the Defeat of Proposition 82
06/07/2006Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyCalifornians Reject Government Pre-School but Policy Ghosts Linger from Elections Past
06/06/2006SpeechLance Izumi American Indian Public Charter School: Commencement Address


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