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On Performance of Charter Schools
KQED Commentary
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
8.31.2004
Recently, the New York Times caused a stir with a front-page story on an American Federation of Teachers’ study that concluded that charter-school students often performed worse than comparable students in regular public schools. The reality, however, is much more complex.
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Remembering Ronald Reagan
KQED Commentary
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
6.8.2004
As America mourns the passing of Ronald Reagan, I feel an intense sense of personal loss. Many people will remember our nation’s 40th president as a great leader and the Great Communicator. But for me, he will always be the Great Idealist, the person who inspired me as a young man with his clear philosophy and vision.
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Turning Schools into Political Communications Centers
KQED Commentary
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
4.29.2003
Under current law, it's a crime to use public school facilities and services to support or oppose political candidates or ballot measures. The law aims to uphold the political neutrality of public schools, which are taxpayer-funded institutions. A bill recently passed by the State Assembly, however, could change things.
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Teacher Seniority and Emergency Credentialed Teachers at Low-Performing Schools
KQED Commentary
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
1.7.2003
A new study by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning has found that the lowest-performing California high schools, based on state high school exit exam scores, had the highest percentages of uncredentialed teachers. This finding should cause us to ask why so many uncredentialed teachers are concentrated in low achievement, hard-to-staff schools in low-income areas. Much of the answer can be found in teacher union contracts.
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Proposed Master Plan for Education
KQED Commentary
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
12.1.2002
Although the massive state budget deficit is the main focus of attention in Sacramento, other key issues await California lawmakers in the coming year. Perhaps the most important is the proposed state master plan for education.
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U.S. Supreme Court Reversals of Ninth Circuit Decisions
KQED Commentary
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
11.13.2002
Recently, in three major cases the U.S. Supreme Court not only overturned decisions by the San Francisco-based federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, it also castigated the appellate court for excessive judicial activism. Further, the Supreme Court’s rulings were unanimous, uniting both the conservative and liberal wings of the top court, an indication of just how far the Ninth Circuit has veered out of the legal mainstream.
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2002 California Test Scores
KQED Commentary
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
9.17.2002
For the average person, understanding California’s student testing system is far from easy. First the state administers not one, but two sets of tests. Further, when the results of these two tests were recently released, they appeared to contradict each other. The situation, however, is not as confusing as it may seem and there are some clear lessons to be learned.
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