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San Francisco-area parents going broke for 'free' public schools
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 9.30.2007
School is back in session and many San Francisco-area families struggle to make payments on homes near what they have been led to believe are "good" public schools. Some unpleasant surprises may await these "house-poor" families, who spend more than 35 percent of their incomes on housing.
Book Asks How Bad Schools Happen to Good Suburbs
Submitted by Elizabeth Green Staff Reporter on 9.27.2007
Armed with evidence that "nice" neighborhoods do not guarantee good public schools, a new book suggests that America's suburbs import policies usually associated with inner cities — such as charter schools, public school choice, and private school vouchers — in order to improve performance.
Institute study on schools in middle class cities
Submitted by Harry V. Martin on 9.27.2007
The Pacific Research Institute has released a book authored by three prominent educators which dispels the once "sacred" belief that more affluent communities provides better schools with a higher education proficiency.
Another myth of the education establishment goes down
Submitted by Chris Reed on 9.26.2007
Defenders of the education status quo use two often-incompatible arguments all the time to keep the focus off teacher quality.
Are Schools in Upscale Neighborhoods Better?
Submitted on 9.26.2007
Quality schools are often part of the equation when families buy a new home, but is the schooling in some of LA's upscale neighborhoods also upscale? As Gina Silva reports, the answer may surprise you.
Book: Torrance schools underperform
Submitted by Paul Clinton on 9.26.2007
Four Torrance schools are among hundreds in California that don't offer an education commensurate with the prices of homes in their neighborhood, claims a book released Tuesday.
KION-AM radio interview "Not as Good as You Think: Why The Middle Class Needs School Choice"
Submitted on 9.26.2007
Lance T. Izumi's interview on KION-AM station in Salinas, CA on the results of the study "Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice."
Charter Parents and Teachers School the Speaker Nunez
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 9.21.2007
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.
Students and Subprimes
Submitted by Rachel Chaney on 9.19.2007
According to most predictions, the recent downturn in the housing market is only going to get worse before it gets better. In July, housing starts -- the number of privately owned homes on which construction has begun -- fell to the lowest levels in a decade. The subprime mortgage crisis continues to worsen, making credit harder to come by for many people. Mortgage defaults are rising while house prices are falling.
Teacher Choice: Vouchers are good for educators, too
Submitted by Allison Kasic on 9.13.2007
Earlier this year, Utah governor Jon Hunstman Jr. made history by signing the Parent Choice in Education Act, the largest school-voucher bill to date in the United States.
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