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Awful school funding formula plagues Alameda County
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 11.27.2009
CALIFORNIA'S FISCAL outlook continues to worsen. Concern is mounting over the impact the state's budget deficit will have on education funding.
LAUSD is selling out English Learners to fatten its finances
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 11.24.2009
IT recently emerged that many Los Angeles students placed in classes for English-language learners in the early elementary grades were still taking such classes when they entered high school. That's not a knock on the students, but a damning indictment of how government at all levels has sold them out and botched the delivery of English-language instruction.
State must reveal, not conceal, school aptitude
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 11.24.2009
This year marks the 10th anniversary of California's Public Schools Accountability Act, an early legislative triumph of then-Gov. Gray Davis. While some good things have come out of the law, the act has failed in its two key missions: to inform parents and the public about the true performance of schools and students, and to impose widespread tough consequences on failing or underperforming schools.
Public schools mask poor performance, students suffer
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 11.18.2009
Recent revelations indicate that Virginia's public schools aren't performing as well as educators claim, a classic example of the smoke screen phenomenon. In states across the country, officials hide the real performance of schools and students from the prying eyes of parents and the public.
The U.S. Army honors PRI’s Lance T. Izumi
Submitted on 11.17.2009
The U.S. Army honors PRI’s Lance T. Izumi with awards for his parachute jump with the Army's Golden Knights high-performance jump team. The event was held at the Army's Southern California Advisory Board meeting on October 23rd in Fullerton.
L.A. Loosens Reins on School Administration
Submitted by Evelyn B. Stacey on 11.1.2009
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has decided to allow outside groups, including for-profit charter school organizations, to run one-third of the district’s schools and possibly open 50 new ones of their own creation.
North Carolina Group Sues for Equal Funding for Charters
Submitted on 11.1.2009
School choice advocates have brought a lawsuit in North Carolina seeking funding equity in public education.
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