Education
Classroom Ideology
Young People Aren’t Reading Great Books Because Many Can’t Read
Think about your favorite novel that you read in school. Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables? Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice? Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote? Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations? Now imagine if all the wonder and wisdom of those great works was closed off to you because your school failed to ...
american dream
How Localism Ignites The American Dream
As the United States waged an ideological war against the Soviet Union in the latter half of the 20th century, the American dream became a symbol of prosperity, one which captured the imagination of millions around the world who sought a better life. My father, who grew up in a ...
Blog
Learn how poorly California students scored on the latest national literacy test
Low Adult Literacy Screams for Science-of-Reading Instruction in Schools
The United States ranks 36th in the world at a 79% literacy rate, which is quite terrible considering the US’s status as one of the most developed nations in the world. “Developed nations consistently boast adult literacy rates of 96% or higher, while the least developed countries struggle with an ...
Charter School
Learn more about school choice
Lance Izumi talks about education and school choice
Watch the entire interview on Midday Dee Time here.
Commentary
Learn more about what Trump presidency means for school chose
Will Families Get To Choose Which School Is Best For Their Child Under Trump
Listen to the entire interview on the Lars Larson Show here.
Education
Norton Rainey – CEO of Ace Scholarships on School Choice
Our guest on this week’s podcast is Norton Rainey, CEO of Ace Scholarships, an organization focused on securing financial support for low-income kids to attend great schools. We chat with Norton about their recent education survey of parents and their thoughts on school choice. We also discuss the many advancements ...
affirmative action
Learn more about race-based college admissions
Top colleges report fewer Black and Hispanic students in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Conservative analysts say there is already evidence of defiance. They pointed to numbers in the database showing that shares of Asian students fell by 6 percentage points at Yale and Duke this fall, even though the Supreme Court case involved claims of discrimination against Asian American applicants. “Such drops in ...
Anti-Semitism
Read the latest about anti-Semitism at California's colleges and universities
Title VI Must Be Enforced Against Private Colleges Which Flounder in the Face of Anti-Semitism
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees that ‘no person in the United States, shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation, in, be denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance.’ While ...
Classroom Ideology
Learn more about the math and literacy crisis
Dr. Lance Izumi On Why Kids Can’t Read or Do Math
Dr. Lance Izumi, senior director of the Pacific Research Institute’s Center for Education, recently wrote “The Great Classroom Collapse.” The book centers around a fundamental question: Why can’t kids today read or do math? In an attempt to answer that question, “The Great Classroom Collapse” is divided into three sections: ...
Anti-Semitism
Read the latest on anti-Semitism at California's public colleges and universities
California Makes Significant Strides in Managing Pro-Palestine Protests at Public Universities
A year on from Hamas’s coordinated and heinous attack on Israel on October 7th 2023, the protests on college campuses in support of Palestine which swept the nation earlier this year show no signs of slowing. Under pressure from both their student bodies and donors, college administrators have struggled to ...
Young People Aren’t Reading Great Books Because Many Can’t Read
Think about your favorite novel that you read in school. Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables? Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice? Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote? Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations? Now imagine if all the wonder and wisdom of those great works was closed off to you because your school failed to ...
How Localism Ignites The American Dream
As the United States waged an ideological war against the Soviet Union in the latter half of the 20th century, the American dream became a symbol of prosperity, one which captured the imagination of millions around the world who sought a better life. My father, who grew up in a ...
Learn how poorly California students scored on the latest national literacy test
Low Adult Literacy Screams for Science-of-Reading Instruction in Schools
The United States ranks 36th in the world at a 79% literacy rate, which is quite terrible considering the US’s status as one of the most developed nations in the world. “Developed nations consistently boast adult literacy rates of 96% or higher, while the least developed countries struggle with an ...
Learn more about school choice
Lance Izumi talks about education and school choice
Watch the entire interview on Midday Dee Time here.
Learn more about what Trump presidency means for school chose
Will Families Get To Choose Which School Is Best For Their Child Under Trump
Listen to the entire interview on the Lars Larson Show here.
Norton Rainey – CEO of Ace Scholarships on School Choice
Our guest on this week’s podcast is Norton Rainey, CEO of Ace Scholarships, an organization focused on securing financial support for low-income kids to attend great schools. We chat with Norton about their recent education survey of parents and their thoughts on school choice. We also discuss the many advancements ...
Learn more about race-based college admissions
Top colleges report fewer Black and Hispanic students in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Conservative analysts say there is already evidence of defiance. They pointed to numbers in the database showing that shares of Asian students fell by 6 percentage points at Yale and Duke this fall, even though the Supreme Court case involved claims of discrimination against Asian American applicants. “Such drops in ...
Read the latest about anti-Semitism at California's colleges and universities
Title VI Must Be Enforced Against Private Colleges Which Flounder in the Face of Anti-Semitism
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees that ‘no person in the United States, shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation, in, be denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance.’ While ...
Learn more about the math and literacy crisis
Dr. Lance Izumi On Why Kids Can’t Read or Do Math
Dr. Lance Izumi, senior director of the Pacific Research Institute’s Center for Education, recently wrote “The Great Classroom Collapse.” The book centers around a fundamental question: Why can’t kids today read or do math? In an attempt to answer that question, “The Great Classroom Collapse” is divided into three sections: ...
Read the latest on anti-Semitism at California's public colleges and universities
California Makes Significant Strides in Managing Pro-Palestine Protests at Public Universities
A year on from Hamas’s coordinated and heinous attack on Israel on October 7th 2023, the protests on college campuses in support of Palestine which swept the nation earlier this year show no signs of slowing. Under pressure from both their student bodies and donors, college administrators have struggled to ...
