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Impact - July 2007
Submitted on 7.31.2007
PRI Ideas in Action - July 2007
Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report
School Quality, Not Race, is the Key to Student Achievement
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 7.25.2007
SACRAMENTO – Most of the attention following the United States Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 et al. has focused on the court’s ruling that race cannot be used as a “tiebreaker” in assigning students to certain schools. Less discussed, but just as important from an education standpoint, was the court’s debate over how best to ensure quality education for all children.
Massive Education Waste Case Headed for Third Strike
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 7.18.2007
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Education has decided to appeal the latest ruling in the case of James Lindberg, recently addressed in this space. That means more needless expense for taxpayers, but the appeal highlights key lessons for legislators.
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