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Early Evidence Prop. 227 Is Working
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
2.25.2000
When Proposition 227, the anti-bilingual-education initiative, passed in a landslide in 1998, bilingual-ed advocates predicted disaster. Prop. 227 requires that limited-English-proficient (LEP) students first receive intensive English-language instruction and then be placed swiftly into mainstream classes with English speakers.
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Attack on the Working Class
Capital Ideas
By: Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D
2.23.2000
CAMBRIA, CA—Readers of this space will recall a dispatch from last October ("Mao-Maoing the GAO") concerning the report from the General Accounting Office that threw cold water on one of the favorite themes of the anti-sprawl crowd, i.e., that sprawl is massively "subsidized" by government.
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None Dare Call It Hooey
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
2.15.2000
Since 1994, I have been delivering a regular monthly radio commentary for KQED-FM, the National Public Radio affiliate in San Francisco. My on-air jabs at the follies of government have no doubt infuriated many, including my editor at the station, a former Democratic congressional staffer.
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Digital Delusions
Action Alerts
2.10.2000
Y2K angst had scarcely subsided when a new crisis emerged, the "digital divide," hailed by the President of the United States as the "key civil rights issue of the 21st Century," deserving $2 billion in government programs, and showcased in PBS documentaries. One of these, rebroadcast nationwide on ZDTV, confirms that this vaunted crisis rests on shaky foundations.
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Repealing Selective Taxation and Government Intrusion
Action Alerts
By: Joanna Elachi
2.10.2000
Proposition 28, slated for the March California ballot, allows state voters to eliminate unfair taxes and roll back further government encroachment into our homes and schools. The measure accomplishes these goals by repealing Proposition 10, narrowly approved in November 1998.
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The Government's Racist Dialect
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
2.8.2000
The Sacramento Bee, regrettably the only newspaper in California’s capital, covers little of what goes on in the legislature. Both the news and editorial pages of the Bee generally read like a Democratic Party newsletter. But one of the paper’s unsigned editorials recently provided a valuable service on an issue many of both major parties prefer to avoid.
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Clinton’s Pay Initiative Won’t Pay Off for Women
The Contrarian
By: Laura Steadman
2.7.2000
President Clinton proved on January 27 in his State of the Union Address that he is planning to put the "if at first you don’t succeed" adage to good use with his Fiscal Year 2001 budget.
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Digital Delusions
ePolicy
By: Helen Chaney
2.1.2000
Y2K angst had scarcely subsided when a new crisis emerged, the "digital divide," hailed by the President of the United States as the "key civil rights issue of the 21st Century," deserving $2 billion in government programs, and showcased in PBS documentaries.
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California Index of Leading Education Indicators: 2000 Edition
PRI Study
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D., K. Gwynne Coburn
2.1.2000
This new 2000 edition of the Index contains updated statistics, information on new topics such as direct instruction, and content and performance standards. Like its predecessor, the new edition seeks to answer fundamental questions concerning education in California. Is student achievement increasing or decreasing, and why? How much bang for the buck is California getting from its government education spending? What reforms hold the most promise in improving the performance of both students and school personnel? These and other questions will be addressed in the following pages.
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Microsoft's Windows into Public Opinion
Action Alerts
By: Helen Chaney
2.1.2000
The government's stance against Microsoft, as harsh as ever in the last round of arguments Tuesday, may cause Microsoft to end up the loser. But while Microsoft is taking a beating in Judge Jackson's court, it is winning the day in the court of California public opinion, according to a recent poll.
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