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Suburban schools not always great
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 12.25.2009
A prominent California legislator from an inner-city district recently told a friend of mine that there were no poor-performing schools in the wealthy suburbs. This is a common perception among legislators, the media and parents, but it stands at odds with the facts.
As Congress Ends D.C. Voucher Program, Qatar Moves Toward Universal School Choice
Submitted by Dan Lips on 12.24.2009
As regular readers of the Foundry know, Congress has recently moved to end the popular and effective D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program, denying low-income families the chance to attend a school of their parents’ choice. Meanwhile, other countries are pushing forward with plans to give all parents school choice.
My Word: Awful school funding formula plagues Alameda County
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 12.23.2009
CALIFORNIA'S FISCAL outlook continues to worsen. Concern is mounting over the impact the state's budget deficit will have on education funding.
Massachusetts Works to Expand Charter Schools
Submitted by Evelyn B. Stacey on 12.20.2009
On November 18 the Massachusetts State Senate passed a much-anticipated bill to expand charter schools.
Public schools mask poor performance, students suffer
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 12.18.2009
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.
Massachusetts Works to Expand Charter Schools
Submitted by Evelyn B. Stacey on 12.12.2009
On November 18 the Massachusetts State Senate passed a much-anticipated bill to expand charter schools. The bill, S. 2216, sent to the House in the late hours of November 17, lifted the many caps hindering charter school expansion in the Bay State.
Education summit, Qatar and school choice
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 12.11.2009
While there have been global economic and environmental summits for a number of years, mid-November brought the first international education summit, which was organized here.
California's Push to the Finish Line
Submitted by Evelyn B. Stacey on 12.9.2009
The race among states is on for $700 million in federal education Race to the Top funds and as the January 19 application deadline approaches two bills in Sacramento are in play. In order to make California competitive for the federal grants the Assembly introduced ABX5 8 last Thursday. The bill is scheduled to be heard today. The Senate introduced SBX5 1 last August, which the Assembly will consider later this month.
New Report Finds that Many Students at California’s “Middle Class” Public Schools Are Not Proficient in English or Mathematics
Submitted on 12.9.2009
San Francisco–-The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in San Francisco, released an update of its groundbreaking book Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice. The book, released in 2007 and made into a film in 2009 (www.notasgoodasyouthink.com), examined the academic performance of “middle class” public schools in California. The new report, Still Not as Good as You Think, found that in 757 schools where one-third or fewer students were considered disadvantaged, 50 percent or more of the students in at least one grade failed to reach proficiency on the 2008 California Standards Test (CST) in English or math.
California’s Revenue Problem - Educators Should Demand Economic Growth Not Tax Increases
Submitted by Thomas Del Beccaro on 12.3.2009
In what is becoming a perennial affair, the California budget deficit is projected to be over $21 billion in the coming year – including a $6 billion hangover from this year. With the same degree of regularity, in pursuit of stable education funding (a good idea), educators in California are calling for tax rate increases (a bad idea) and blaming Republican legislators for blocking those increases (an unproductive idea).
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