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Is Arizona Waiting for “Superman”?
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 9.30.2010
Waiting for Superman follows several students seeking to escape underperforming inner city schools in New York, Los Angeles, and elsewhere.
New Study Finds GI Junior Scholarships Would Expand Education Options for CA Military Children
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 9.21.2010
New policy brief finds that providing military families with school vouchers to allow parents to choose schools that best fit their children’s needs would raise educational achievement and save the state money.
School Finance Center database shows high-achieving school districts can withstand budget constraints
Submitted on 9.14.2010
Today the Pacific Research Institute and Educational Results Partnership launched the updated California School Finance Center database, online at www.schoolfinancecenter.org. This online resource compiles publicly available information on public school revenue, achievement, and student demographic from a dozen California Department of Education sources to present the most complete picture possible of the state’s public school funding.
Helping Our Troops and Their Families
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 9.9.2010
Children with special needs whose parents are in the Armed Services may soon be eligible for academic opportunity scholarships. Unfortunately, the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE) is mounting a militant campaign against opportunities for those children.
Assessing a Teacher's Value
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 9.7.2010
The “value-added” assessments are useful in analyzing teacher performance, but they can be made better. The crucial issue, though, is what to do with this data.
That sucking sound is LAUSD doing business as usual
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 9.1.2010
When the Los Angeles Unified School District unveiled its opulent $578 million Robert F. Kennedy High School, the most expensive government-run K-12 school in this nation's history, it was the latest evidence that the floundering district is like a vacuum cleaner with its hose wedged firmly in the back pocket of taxpayers.
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