Lance T. izumi
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Lance Izumi on the Jim Bohannon Show
On The Jim Bohannon Show… There has been a lot of talk about how the United States is slipping when it comes to educating our children, and a lot of hand-wringing about what to do about it. Technology promises to help improve things, and there are innovative programs being developed ...
Commentary
Obama 2012 budget boosts federal spending on failed education programs
Despite his newfound cost-cutting rhetoric, President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget significantly increases federal education spending. His supporters defend the expansions as consistent with the vision of America’s founders. The historical evidence, however, refutes this argument. If enacted, the Obama administration’s $77.4 billion education spending proposal would represent a 57 percent ...
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Red Tape and Special Interets Short Circuit Education Innovation
Californias budget meltdown is an opportunity, not to raise taxes, but to explore innovative ways to deliver services more efficiently and effectively. With the revolution in online technology, education is a perfect area to re-think obsolete delivery systems. However, according to a new book by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), ...
Education
We Need School Choice
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama’s prescription for improving America’s ailing education system fell short both in its likely effectiveness and the consistency of his principles. Obama sincerely wants to improve public education, but he can’t do it without a voucher program. Calling his Race to the ...
California
A School Choice Week lesson for Gov. Brown
Gov. Jerry Brown eliminated the office of the state secretary of education, but aside from that symbolic and inconsequential act, his proposed education budget for 2011-12 contains no real reform ideas. California’s new chief executive should use National School Choice Week, the last week in January, to consider innovative ways ...
Education
NEW BOOK! Short-Circuited: The Challenges Facing the Online Learning Revolution in California
Government red tape and inertia, plus union opposition, have prevented widespread student access to K-12 online learning according to the new book Short-Circuited San Francisco—Government red tape and inertia, plus union opposition, have prevented widespread student access to K-12 online learning according to the new book Short-Circuited: The Challenges Facing ...
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Who’s Qualified to Run New York City Schools? Pitfalls From a Lack of Knowledge
Lacking an official background in public education is different than a lack of knowledge of critical educational issues. An education leader can succeed without the former, but not the latter. As a business executive, Joel Klein brought useful management ideas to the job of chancellor. He knew that employees have ...
Education
Lance Izumi on Fox and Friends
Lance T. Izumi, Koret Senior Fellow and senior director of Education Studies at the Pacific Research Institue, appeared on FOX & Friends to discuss the failure of many middle class schools to adequately prepare their students for future jobs and higher education. He discusses his appearance in Davis Guggenheim’s new ...
Commentary
Is Arizona Waiting for “Superman”?
Waiting for Superman follows several students seeking to escape underperforming inner city schools in New York, Los Angeles, and elsewhere. The filmmakers weave heartbreaking personal drama into an overall presentation of the flaws of the nation’s education system. Together, these themes are incredibly powerful and mutually reinforcing. To their credit, ...
Commentary
Assessing a Teacher’s Value
What are the benefits and pitfalls of using student test scores to measure a teacher’s effectiveness? Help the Parents Lance T. Izumi is the senior director of education studies at the Pacific Research Institute. The “value-added” assessments are useful in analyzing teacher performance, but they can be made better. The ...
Lance Izumi on the Jim Bohannon Show
On The Jim Bohannon Show… There has been a lot of talk about how the United States is slipping when it comes to educating our children, and a lot of hand-wringing about what to do about it. Technology promises to help improve things, and there are innovative programs being developed ...
Obama 2012 budget boosts federal spending on failed education programs
Despite his newfound cost-cutting rhetoric, President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget significantly increases federal education spending. His supporters defend the expansions as consistent with the vision of America’s founders. The historical evidence, however, refutes this argument. If enacted, the Obama administration’s $77.4 billion education spending proposal would represent a 57 percent ...
Red Tape and Special Interets Short Circuit Education Innovation
Californias budget meltdown is an opportunity, not to raise taxes, but to explore innovative ways to deliver services more efficiently and effectively. With the revolution in online technology, education is a perfect area to re-think obsolete delivery systems. However, according to a new book by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), ...
We Need School Choice
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama’s prescription for improving America’s ailing education system fell short both in its likely effectiveness and the consistency of his principles. Obama sincerely wants to improve public education, but he can’t do it without a voucher program. Calling his Race to the ...
A School Choice Week lesson for Gov. Brown
Gov. Jerry Brown eliminated the office of the state secretary of education, but aside from that symbolic and inconsequential act, his proposed education budget for 2011-12 contains no real reform ideas. California’s new chief executive should use National School Choice Week, the last week in January, to consider innovative ways ...
NEW BOOK! Short-Circuited: The Challenges Facing the Online Learning Revolution in California
Government red tape and inertia, plus union opposition, have prevented widespread student access to K-12 online learning according to the new book Short-Circuited San Francisco—Government red tape and inertia, plus union opposition, have prevented widespread student access to K-12 online learning according to the new book Short-Circuited: The Challenges Facing ...
Who’s Qualified to Run New York City Schools? Pitfalls From a Lack of Knowledge
Lacking an official background in public education is different than a lack of knowledge of critical educational issues. An education leader can succeed without the former, but not the latter. As a business executive, Joel Klein brought useful management ideas to the job of chancellor. He knew that employees have ...
Lance Izumi on Fox and Friends
Lance T. Izumi, Koret Senior Fellow and senior director of Education Studies at the Pacific Research Institue, appeared on FOX & Friends to discuss the failure of many middle class schools to adequately prepare their students for future jobs and higher education. He discusses his appearance in Davis Guggenheim’s new ...
Is Arizona Waiting for “Superman”?
Waiting for Superman follows several students seeking to escape underperforming inner city schools in New York, Los Angeles, and elsewhere. The filmmakers weave heartbreaking personal drama into an overall presentation of the flaws of the nation’s education system. Together, these themes are incredibly powerful and mutually reinforcing. To their credit, ...
Assessing a Teacher’s Value
What are the benefits and pitfalls of using student test scores to measure a teacher’s effectiveness? Help the Parents Lance T. Izumi is the senior director of education studies at the Pacific Research Institute. The “value-added” assessments are useful in analyzing teacher performance, but they can be made better. The ...
