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Children vs. Unions: An NBA star shines
Submitted by Matt Cox on 9.17.2003
Recall madness in California has obscured a bare-knuckle fight between the state's neediest students and an entrenched education elite. The students' victory should give hope to parents and students nationwide and guidance to legislators wavering on school reform.
Quality of Public Information: Without exit exam, diplomas mean nothing
Submitted by Matt Cox on 9.15.2003
San Francisco School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman rightly questions whether the graduates of the defunct Urban Pioneer Experiential Academy, a charter high school, "earned" their diplomas ("Superintendent challenges charter school diplomas," San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 4).
Incentives And Accountability Are Key To Reforming American Higher Education
Submitted on 9.9.2003
SAN FRANCISCO – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) announces the release of Free the Universities: Reforming Higher Education to Keep Pace with the Information Age. Authors Ryan Amacher and Roger Meiners, both professors at the University of Texas at Arlington, address the need for solid reform within the current system.
PRI Introduces New Education Resource
Submitted on 9.4.2003
SAN FRANCISCO –The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) announces its new Internet-based education resource – the California Education Clearinghouse.
It’s Fair: The moral case for school choice.
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 9.3.2003
The momentum for school choice is gaining steam. First, the U.S. Supreme Court found government-funded vouchers constitutional. Colorado recently enacted a school-choice law.
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