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Pacific Research Institute Urges Supreme Court to Review Teacher Union Political Spending Case
Submitted on 6.12.2006
SAN FRANCISCO –On Monday, August 14, 2006, the Pacific Research Institute filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the Court to accept review of Washington v. Washington Education Association. At issue is whether individuals can be forced to subsidize political speech.
Student Exodus
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 6.10.2006
According to the California Department of Education more than three out of 10 high school students in California fail to graduate. Harvard University reports that numbers are even worse for Hispanic and African-American students. Much of this disturbing problem starts in the state's poorly performing middle schools.
American Indian Public Charter School Commencement Address
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 6.6.2006
You have worked very hard to reach this point. All you students have studied, practiced, done homework, participated in class and taken more tests than you can remember – or really want to remember. But all this has paid off. You have excelled beyond so many people’s expectations. In fact, I know that I’m standing in front of one of the smartest group of middle-school graduates, not just in Oakland, but in the entire state of California.
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