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Pell Grants for Kids a Good Idea
Submitted on 1.29.2008
As someone who strongly believes that *ALL* parents (not just wealthy ones) should have true school choice in this country, I'm glad to see President Bush call for the creation of a "Pell Grants for Kids" program in his final State of the Union address.
Sacramento Schools and the Trillion Dollar Question
Submitted on 1.28.2008
Sacramento Schools are the epitome of the problems and concerns held by all public schools in the state of California. Recent and ongoing debates about funding arts education, construction costs, and new initiatives play out in Sacramento Schools daily.
School choice can halt high tide of mediocrity
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 1.23.2008
"The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people." Sound like the education section of a current presidential candidate's stump speech? It's actually from the landmark 1983 Department of Education study, "A Nation at Risk."
PRI’s Lance Izumi Named President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges
Submitted on 1.16.2008
On Tuesday, January 15, Pacific Research Institute’s director of Education Studies Lance T. Izumi succeeded Kay Albiani as president of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
Texas Public Schools: Top in the Class, a Few Rotten Apples, or Mired in Mediocrity?
Submitted on 1.14.2008
From school finance reform in Texas to No Child Left Behind at the federal level, policymakers have tried to improve public schools by implementing new testing requirements and accountability measures, along with efforts like incentive pay to reward the best teachers.
California Parents Going Broke for Free Public Schools
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 1.8.2008
California families are struggling to pay for homes near what they have been led to believe are “good” public schools. Some unpleasant surprises await these “house-poor” families, who spend more than 35 percent of their incomes on housing.
Ethnicity-Obsessed UC Ignores Law
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 1.4.2008
In 2008 the University of California will increase the number of officially recognized Asian categories from eight to 23, nearly a three-fold increase. UC administrators and various student groups hail the move as a milestone of diversity and aid to outreach. That remains dubious but the plan confirms that the UC system is more ethnically obsessed than it was in 1996, when Californians voters passed Proposition 209.
Why so many teachers are quitting, and how to win them back
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 1.1.2008
More than six million California children returned to school this fall, but about 25,000 of their teachers likely will not return next year if recent attrition trends hold.
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