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Slimming Down the Waste-Watchers Way: A Radical New Diet Plan for California
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
7.29.2009

No state wants its credit rating to be "within spitting distance of junk," as The Economist puts it-especially not California, which prefers bragging that it has the eighth largest economy in the world. Perhaps bolstered by voters' refusal in May to raise taxes, it appears Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to his "don't be economic girlie men" days.
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Getting on Board with The Rest of The World
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
7.26.2009

Looking for a recession-proof investment? Try private education. In both America and Britain "there is little sign of a recession-induced meltdown in private schooling," according to the Economist. This resilience comes on the heels of a new study that finds a roughly 30 percent earnings gap between private school students and their government-school counterparts in both England and the U.S.
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School Choice Would Satisfy Hunger for Change
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
7.26.2009

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently wrote in the Washington Post about the plans for the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" fund, saying it is "by far the largest pot of discretionary funding for K-12 education reform in the history of the United States." Yet, even in the midst of an unprecedented recession, adding more money is not the only answer.
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Obama Should Look To the Sunshine State for Success in Education
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
7.23.2009

"A world-class education is a prerequisite for success," said President Obama in his speech to the NAACP on Tuesday, July 14 in Cincinnati. "The dream of a world-class education is still being deferred all across the country. African-American students are lagging behind white classmates in reading and math. Furthermore he stated that "if black and brown children cannot compete then America cannot compete."
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D.C. City Council Members Stand Up for Students, Tell Duncan to Hand Back Vouchers
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
7.14.2009

In April, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan adopted a "presumed dead" strategy and rescinded D.C. Opportunity Scholarships for more than 200 low-income students-within 72 hours of his own department reporting that students who have used the scholarships, which average $6,600, to attend private schools perform up to two grades ahead of their public school counterparts in reading.
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