Pacific Research Institute
Commentary
Remedial education costs billions
The poor performance of California’s public schools costs Californians up to $14 billion in remedial education programs, rivaling the state’s current budget deficit of $15 billion. “The High Price of Failure in California: How Inadequate Education Costs Schools, Students, and Society,” released Tuesday by the Pacific Research Institute, calculates the ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 24, 2008
Business & Economics
The Diplomatic Courier Announces Significant New Global Partners and New Advisory Board Member
Washington, DC – Today, the Diplomatic Courier is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its editorial base through partnerships with the Prague-based news organization Newstin (Czech Republic), the Zurich-based International Relations and Security Network (Switzerland), and the California-based Pacific Research Institute (United States). ‘The addition of these new partners ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 22, 2008
Business & Economics
Finding a Fix for New Jersey’s Climate Woes
New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, July 22, 2008 PRI’s Director of Business and Economic Studies, Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D., talks about the U.S. Index of Tort Liability and New Jersey’s poor ranking at this event sponsored by the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance.
Pacific Research Institute
July 22, 2008
California
California high school dropout rate recalculated
California’s high school dropout rate has been recalculated and the results are surprising. For several years, California’s Department of Education has been reporting a high school dropout rate ranging between three and 13 percent. However, Lance Izumi of the Pacific Research Institute says the rate has been recalculated and found ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 22, 2008
Commentary
Remedial Education Costs Californians from $4 Billion to $14 Billion Annually According to PRI Report
San Francisco – The poor performance of California’s public schools costs Californians up to $14 billion in remedial education programs, rivaling the state’s current budget deficit of $17 billion. The High Price of Failure in California: How Inadequate Education Costs Schools, Students, and Society, released today by the Pacific Research ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 22, 2008
Business & Economics
Taxpayers Down Tube With Digital Mandate
A congressionally mandated switchover to digital TV is proving costly to both consumers and the industry, analysts say, and taxpayers ought to be added to that list. Some argue that consumers shouldn’t have to pay any expense related to the change because broadcasters are benefiting from the transition. Broadcasters respond ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 19, 2008
Business & Economics
Are Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Legitimate?
The Stock Markets Channel, July 16, 2008 With a market share of more than 50% and listings on both Nasdaq and LSE, search-engine giant, Google, is the most frequently used search engine on the web, offering clients seemingly endless options with regard to products and services. After a period of ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 16, 2008
Business & Economics
Housing bill provision eyes $10 billion in tax revenue from online sellers
InternetRetailer.com, July 11,2008 In a move to raise close to $10 billion over the next several years in tax revenue to support federal housing assistance efforts, an amendment to a housing bill in the U.S. Senate requires payment card processors to provide information on Internet sellers to the Internal Revenue ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 11, 2008
Commentary
Private Hospitals Join S.F. Universal Health Access Effort
On Thursday, a number of private, not-for-profit hospitals signed on to treat uninsured people enrolled in San Francisco’s universal health care access program, expanding the effort beyond the city’s public health system, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Healthy San Francisco intends to provide care for all of the city’s 73,000 ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 11, 2008
Climate Change
Index of Leading Environmental Indicators 2008
To borrow the blunt language of Generation X and the “Millennials,” Does the United States suck on the environment? This 13th edition of the Index of Leading Environmental Indicators aims to address this question in a new and broader context. Contrary to the perception expressed in the epigraphs above, the ...
Pacific Research Institute
July 7, 2008
Remedial education costs billions
The poor performance of California’s public schools costs Californians up to $14 billion in remedial education programs, rivaling the state’s current budget deficit of $15 billion. “The High Price of Failure in California: How Inadequate Education Costs Schools, Students, and Society,” released Tuesday by the Pacific Research Institute, calculates the ...
The Diplomatic Courier Announces Significant New Global Partners and New Advisory Board Member
Washington, DC – Today, the Diplomatic Courier is pleased to announce a significant expansion of its editorial base through partnerships with the Prague-based news organization Newstin (Czech Republic), the Zurich-based International Relations and Security Network (Switzerland), and the California-based Pacific Research Institute (United States). ‘The addition of these new partners ...
Finding a Fix for New Jersey’s Climate Woes
New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, July 22, 2008 PRI’s Director of Business and Economic Studies, Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D., talks about the U.S. Index of Tort Liability and New Jersey’s poor ranking at this event sponsored by the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance.
California high school dropout rate recalculated
California’s high school dropout rate has been recalculated and the results are surprising. For several years, California’s Department of Education has been reporting a high school dropout rate ranging between three and 13 percent. However, Lance Izumi of the Pacific Research Institute says the rate has been recalculated and found ...
Remedial Education Costs Californians from $4 Billion to $14 Billion Annually According to PRI Report
San Francisco – The poor performance of California’s public schools costs Californians up to $14 billion in remedial education programs, rivaling the state’s current budget deficit of $17 billion. The High Price of Failure in California: How Inadequate Education Costs Schools, Students, and Society, released today by the Pacific Research ...
Taxpayers Down Tube With Digital Mandate
A congressionally mandated switchover to digital TV is proving costly to both consumers and the industry, analysts say, and taxpayers ought to be added to that list. Some argue that consumers shouldn’t have to pay any expense related to the change because broadcasters are benefiting from the transition. Broadcasters respond ...
Are Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Legitimate?
The Stock Markets Channel, July 16, 2008 With a market share of more than 50% and listings on both Nasdaq and LSE, search-engine giant, Google, is the most frequently used search engine on the web, offering clients seemingly endless options with regard to products and services. After a period of ...
Housing bill provision eyes $10 billion in tax revenue from online sellers
InternetRetailer.com, July 11,2008 In a move to raise close to $10 billion over the next several years in tax revenue to support federal housing assistance efforts, an amendment to a housing bill in the U.S. Senate requires payment card processors to provide information on Internet sellers to the Internal Revenue ...
Private Hospitals Join S.F. Universal Health Access Effort
On Thursday, a number of private, not-for-profit hospitals signed on to treat uninsured people enrolled in San Francisco’s universal health care access program, expanding the effort beyond the city’s public health system, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Healthy San Francisco intends to provide care for all of the city’s 73,000 ...
Index of Leading Environmental Indicators 2008
To borrow the blunt language of Generation X and the “Millennials,” Does the United States suck on the environment? This 13th edition of the Index of Leading Environmental Indicators aims to address this question in a new and broader context. Contrary to the perception expressed in the epigraphs above, the ...