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How California can improve its plunging graduation rates
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 7.23.2010
The average national high school graduation rate, from 1997 to 2007, rose 3.1 percentage points to 68.8 percent, according to a recent report from Education Week. California’s graduation rate, meanwhile, dropped 4.7 percentage points to 62.7 percent. Only Nebraska and Nevada posted worse declines, and the problem is not limited to California high-schoolers.
Less bang for education bucks
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 7.22.2010
California's public education establishment continually argues that the state ranks near the bottom in funding K-12 education. A just-released study by the U.S. Census Bureau pokes a giant hole in these claims.
School choice is the key to improving education
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 7.7.2010
A June 30 study by the Pacific Research Institute has shown that a scholarship program for California families welcoming foster care children into their homes would likely save the state money, while improving the educational opportunities of these deserving kids and making it more likely that couples would be willing to become foster parents.
What Canada can teach the U.S. about education
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D., Jason Clemens, Lingxiao Ou on 7.2.2010
Canadians, particularly those of conservative persuasion, love to compare Canada with the United States, which has a lot to learn in the key area of K-12 education. As the United States struggles with mounting deficits and debt, Americans would be well served to look north if they want to raise student performance while saving money.
Viewpoints: School test scores mask failure
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 7.1.2010
With graduation season in full swing, the cover story in the June issue of Sacramento Magazine rates the 66 high schools in and around California's capital. The ratings rely on the state's school-performance scoring system which, unfortunately, masks a key reality.
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