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The Corruption Inherent in the System
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 9.25.2002
Education is the biggest expenditure in California and it just became more expensive because of corruption that state officials chose to overlook rather than correct.
A Bold And Clear Voice For School Choice
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 9.18.2002
It’s quiz time. Identify who recently said the following: “But on the local, state, and national levels, the leadership of the teacher unions has led the resistance against many reform efforts designed to enable parents to choose the most appropriate schools for their children. They influence legislators not only through millions of dollars of direct contributions to political campaigns each year, but also through their own political activities designed to elect legislators who will support them and defeat those who will not.” A Republican
politician? A conservative think tank? Try the Roman Catholic bishops of New York State.
They Have Overcome: High-Poverty, High Performance Schools in California
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D., Matt Cox, K. Gwenn Coburn on 9.1.2002
California's public schools rank among the worst in the nation. Many educators and lawmakers blame the dismal results on insufficient funding. Yet, the state is also among the nation's biggest spenders on education. So what is behind California's failing grade?
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