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How California can graduate more students
Submitted by Ian Randolph on 6.27.2008
On June 5, Education Week magazine released “Diplomas Count 2008: School to College.” The report finds that three in 10 students who enroll in California public high schools fail to graduate. The statistics mask a more dismal reality, but there is a way the Golden State can improve.
Remembering Prop. 227 and the "End" of Bilingual Education
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 6.26.2008
Ten years ago, most major California media opposed Proposition 227, the “English for the Children” initiative that sought to end bilingual education. Unsurprisingly, the same media ignored the anniversary of the landmark ballot measure. In fact, virtually the only publication to take a serious look at 227’s ten-year record was The Economist, a British newsmagazine.
Izumi Reflects on 10 Years of Prop. 227--And Krashen Rebuts
Submitted by Mary Ann Zehr on 6.20.2008
It was only yesterday that FlashReport published a commentary by Lance Izumi, the senior director of education studies for the Pacific Research Institute, that praises Proposition 227, the ballot measure approved by California voters 10 years ago this month that greatly curtailed bilingual education in California.
How state violates students’ right to safe schools
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 6.19.2008
Nine out of 10 elementary and secondary students statewide, including those in Placer County, attend schools reporting incidents involving violence, physical injuries or weapons. Yet earlier this legislative session, the Assembly Education Committee failed to uphold California students’ “inalienable” right under the state constitution to attend schools that are “safe, secure and peaceful.”
Taking It to the Streets
Submitted by Ian Randolph on 6.18.2008
Earlier this month, thousands of parents took to the streets of Los Angeles to protest the ongoing assault against their children's charter schools by the powerful Los Angeles Unified School District.
Reshuffling is not reform
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 6.13.2008
This November, Arizona voters will decide whether 76 school districts should be combined into 27 larger, unified districts. Prompting the ballot initiative is the fact that fewer than six cents of every education dollar ever reaches the classroom. But don’t bank on statewide unification plans to increase classroom spending or improve student achievement in Arizona.
Report: Charter Schools in Los Angeles Unified Outperforming Traditional Public Schools
Submitted on 6.10.2008
Charter schools in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) are outperforming traditional public schools on a variety of student achievement measures, according to a revealing analysis released today by the California Charter Schools Association.
Incentive Programs Improve Student Achievement in Charter Schools
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 6.5.2008
SACRAMENTO – Rewards and incentives, widely used in charter schools, play a key role in reading achievement, according to Paying for A’s, a new report from the Center for Education Research Outcomes at Stanford University.
Writing skills lacking across the spectrum
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 6.5.2008
RECENT results from a national student writing test confirm the lament that writing is becoming a lost art, especially in California. Contrary to the sound bites of educators, the inability to write coherent sentences is not just a problem of kids who are learning English.
10 Years After End of Bilingual Education in California New Study Documents Attempts to Thwart English Immersion
Submitted on 6.2.2008 11:00:00 AM
Today California celebrates the 10th anniversary of Proposition 227, the “English for the Children” initiative many believed would end bilingual education in the public schools. Despite the positive results of Prop. 227, a new study by the Pacific Research Institute, a California based think-tank, raises serious concerns about how the law is being implemented in many classrooms.
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