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Short-Circuited
By: Kelly Gorton
4.20.2011
If you had the chance to listen to Lance Izumi on the Ron Williams Show (WCIT-940am), here are more details on his recent book, Short-Circuited, mentioned on the program.
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Florida Shows California that Demography is Still Not Destiny
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
12.9.2010
California Governor-elect Jerry Brown and incoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson want to improve education in the Golden State. They should begin by asking why Florida, though demographically similar to California, continues to trounce the state in student achievement. According to a new study from the Pacific Research Institute, low-income and minority students continue to propel Florida's gains while California student performance lags near the bottom.
Florida, Shows, California, that, Demography, is, Still, Not, Destiny
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Florida Shows California that Demography is Still Not Destiny
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
12.9.2010
California Governor-elect Jerry Brown and incoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson want to improve education in the Golden State. They should begin by asking why Florida, though demographically similar to California, continues to trounce the state in student achievement. According to a new study from the Pacific Research Institute, low-income and minority students continue to propel Florida's gains while California student performance lags near the bottom.
Florida, Shows, California, that, Demography, is, Still, Not, Destiny
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The Overton Window
By: Kelly Gorton
6.21.2010
Joseph Overton, former senior vice president at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, developed the Overton Window as a model to explain public policy change.
Overton Window, Mackinac
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Confederacy of Dunces--International Edition
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
5.10.2010
In a clever American Spectator column, Daniel Oliver takes aim at Congress, the European Union, the United Nations, in defense of equal educational opportunity for all.
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Rational Education Policy Working in Cleveland
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
3.17.2010
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has a $53 million deficit, nearly three out of four of its schools are on academic emergency or "watch," and barely half (54 percent) of its high school students graduate according to a just-released analysis by the Reason Foundation's Lisa Snell.
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The Hypocrisy and Revisionist History of D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
3.17.2010
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) began planning the death of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program nearly two years ago, proclaiming in June 2008, "I can tell you that the Democratic Congress is not about to extend this program." A vote to extend and expand the program could occur as early as today, thanks to Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and his bi-partisan coalition of Senators. Now Norton is trying to re-write history.
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School Choice Facts at Your Fingertips
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
3.2.2010
The Alliance for School Choice has just released its 2009-2010 edition of the School Choice Yearbook.
education, school choice
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"Spirit of Central Falls" Trumps Special Interests
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
2.27.2010
Thankfully, not all local public-schooling officials are like the ones o the Los Angeles Board of Education. In fact, a growing number local officials and parents seem to have had enough of special-interests shortchanging students.
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Early Graduation is a Student-Centered Option
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
2.26.2010
Forget sticking around for senior prom and the homecoming dance. There is a growing national trend of letting students graduate high school early and move on to college sooner.
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