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Fuzzy funding for L.A. County schools make little sense
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 4.29.2009
CALIFORNIA'S fiscal outlook continues to worsen. Concern is now mounting over the impact the state's budget deficit will have on education funding.
Obama's Credibility Chasm
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 4.29.2009
Barack Obama's stubborn refusal to re-think his opposition to the school-choice voucher program in Washington, DC is further evidence, as if we need any more, that the centrist-talking candidate of 2008 was a smokescreen for the ideologically liberal now president who's unafraid to show his true colors.
Court Rules Tax-Credit Scholarship Program Constitutional
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 4.23.2009
On April 21, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a tax-credit scholarship program remains constitutional under the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The ruling marks the latest failure by opponents of parental choice in education to halt the program and spells good news for California.
New California School Finance Center Database Brings Transparency to Public Education Finance
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray on 4.2.2009
With the state’s budget deficit worsening, concern grows over the impact on school funding and Californians seek a way to make informed decisions about education policies affecting millions of school children each year. The just-launched California School Finance Center online database brings much-needed transparency amidst the charges and countercharges.
Education Achievement Has Declined Radically Since World War II
Submitted by Evelyn B. Stacey on 4.1.2009
John Taylor Gatto’s Weapons of Mass Instruction is an articulate, compelling description of the state of U.S. education, in which the author details the unnecessary and in fact harmful aspects of public education that have developed since the end of World War II.
Indiana Legislators Consider Tax Credit Measure
Submitted by Thomas Cheplick on 4.1.2009
The Indiana state legislature is considering a bill to establish a tax credit scholarship program for families to send their children to private K-12 schools.
Montana Considers School Choice Bill
Submitted on 4.1.2009
Montana families may soon have more than just government-mandated public schools to choose from.
On February 5 the state Senate Tax Committee heard SB 342, sponsored by state Sen. Jeff Essman (R-Billings). At press time the bill was pending another hearing in April.
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