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Impact - August 2008
Submitted on 8.31.2008
PRI Ideas in Action - August 2008
Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report
Court Re-Connects with Reality in Homeschool Reversal
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 8.27.2008
SACRAMENTO – Earlier this year, California’s Second District Court of Appeal shocked parents and lawmakers by effectively banning the homeschooling of children. In my column “Court Out of Touch with Reality in Homeschool Decision,” I pointed out that the court had ignored a longtime state practice that gave approval to parents to homeschool their children. When the court recently reversed itself, the judges cited this state practice as a key reason for the reversal.
Demography Is Not Destiny: Reform Lessons from Florida on Overcoming Achievement Gaps
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D, Matthew Ladner, Ph.D on 8.7.2008
The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in California, today released a report showing that a disadvantaged socio-economic background does not necessarily consign students to poor academic performance.
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