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If Schools Are 'Worse Than We Think,' Let's Get Busy on Repairs
Submitted on 10.30.2007
Your Oct. 24 editorial 'Worse Than You Think," based on a study by the Pacific Research Institute, rightly laments declining California public school performances in math and English, if not outright school failure in even some of the state's "toniest zip codes."
How Much Is That Neighborhood School Costing You?
Submitted by Ken Larson on 10.28.2007
Earlier this month I wrote about the value of teaching credentials and whether an instructor in a public or private school was likely to be more effective on the strength of having them. The implication was that parents may be putting too much credence in this symbol and relying too much on others for the education of their children, a task for which they are more qualified than they may be ready to admit.
Get Middle-Class Mediocrity for Record-High Prices!
Submitted by Adam Schaeffer on 10.24.2007
Expensive homes mean an expensive, but not necessarily a good education.
Worse Than You Think
Submitted on 10.24.2007
Proponents of educational choice tend to focus on the underprivileged, which is understandable given that low-income kids are overrepresented in failing inner-city public schools. But an emphasis on the plight of the poor can leave the impression that middle-class public school students are doing fine.
America’s Middle Class Nightmare
Submitted by Emmanuel Opati on 10.23.2007
It has been reported that middle-class children in suburban schools are not as proficient at their grade levels as most parents think.
Playing games with school choice
Submitted on 10.23.2007
A recently leaked draft report from the Government Accountability Office highlighting apparent problems with schools taking part in the District's voucher program is hardly a smoking gun. Rather, it's further evidence of how Democrats are playing politics with our children's education and how further study is needed to accurately assess progress of the voucher system.
Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
Submitted by Dan Lips on 10.23.2007
Imagine you just bought a $1.3 million home in Santa Barbara, California. Your beautiful new neighborhood is a short drive to the Pacific Ocean. The local public schools must also be great, right?
KOCE TV Debate - Grading Our Schools
Submitted on 10.19.2007
Vicki Murray debates with Mike Kilbourn, Orange County Dept of Ed, on OC Inside with Rick Rieff television segment.
Upscale Real Estate Guide to Underperforming Schools
Submitted by Mike Spence on 10.15.2007
Do you live in a nice Republican area of Orange County, maybe Placer County or some place close to Fabian Nunez’s $1 million dollar house in Sacramento?
Charter-school supporters win
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 10.14.2007
When the state played politics with charter laws, parents and teachers fought back — and won. Fed up with special-interest politics masquerading as "local control," hundreds of Los Angeles parents and teachers recently rallied against Sacramento's latest assault on charter schools.
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