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The Orange Grove: The low-performing school near you
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D, Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 12.26.2007
Imagine opening the door to your new, $719,000 home in Fullerton. That price tag approximates a recent median single-family home price in one Fullerton ZIP code. Paying such a price for housing also presumably includes a great neighborhood. And nearly three-quarters of a million dollars surely guarantee access to a quality public school system. Right?
Are New Preschool English-learner Standards Really About “The Children”?
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 12.23.2007
SACRAMENTO — California may soon be the first state to implement academic standards for preschool English-language learners. The standards are part of the state’s Preschool Learning Foundations initiative that began in 2004. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell is expected to approve them in early 2008. Compliance would then be mandatory for any preschool receiving state funds.
Education Week Book Review - Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
Submitted on 12.19.2007
When buying a house, it’s a good idea to search in well-to-do neighborhoods, because their schools provide a high-quality education, right? Not so, say the authors of this book, three fellows at the Pacific Research Institute.
Expand education opportunities for all
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D, Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 12.16.2007
IMAGINE opening the door to a new, $660,000 home in Burbank. That hefty price tag represents the community's median home price. But at least that means a great neighborhood. And well over half a million dollars surely guarantees access to a quality public school system. Right?
Something Lost in Translation: Are English-learner Standards Really about the Children?
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 12.14.2007
California may soon be the first state to implement academic standards for preschool English-language-learners. Such a policy could have far-reaching consequences, because, as California goes, so goes the nation.
Affluent neighborhoods ≠ good education
Submitted by Stacey Powells, Mammoth Times Staff Writer on 12.10.2007
State test scores indicate school system isn't serving any group of students particularly well...no matter where you live
Buying a house for the school system not always a good idea
Submitted on 12.5.2007
Even as middle-class living conditions have improved only modestly, the burden of paying for a home has increased dramatically.
Half a Million Dollars Buys Poor Schools
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D., Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 12.1.2007
Imagine opening the door to a new, $400,000 home in Arcata. That hefty price tag represents the community's median home price. But at least that means a great neighborhood. And half a million dollars surely guarantees access to a quality public school system. Right?
Well-Off Kids Fail, Too
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D., Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 12.1.2007
Imagine opening the door to a new, $451,000 home in Lake Elsinore. That hefty price tag represents the community's median home price. But at least that means a great neighborhood. And half a million dollars surely guarantees access to a good public school system. Right?
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