Education
Education
Lance Izumi Discusses New Book on David Webb Show
Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More on “The David Webb Show” on Sirius XM Patriot, Channel 125. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lance-Izumi-David-Webb-12.7.20.mp3
Commentary
Would-be Education Secretary Lily Garcia Should Meet Mia Giordano
Lily Eskelsen Garcia, the former teachers union boss who wants to be Joe Biden’s education secretary, has been slammed for her disparaging comments about learning-disabled children. Garcia should meet Mia Giordano, a young woman who overcame her learning disabilities outside of the conventional public school system. Garcia, who headed the ...
Blog
Nevada Experience Shows Charter and Private Schools Could Lose Out on Covid-19 Funds
On December 3rd, in a live CNN interview with Jake Tapper, president-elect Joe Biden declared his plans to re-open elementary schools nation-wide. After speaking with the leaders of the teacher unions, he determined that sanitization, ventilation, and more teachers (for smaller pods of students) would cost $100 billion nationwide, for ...
Education
Lance Izumi on Lars Larson Show: Why is it important to have school alternatives for learning disabled kids?
Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discusses his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show. TheLarsLarsonShow · Lance Izumi – Why is it important to have school alternatives for learning disabled kids?
Education
Lance Izumi Discusses New Book on Phil Cowan Show
Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book, A Kite in a Hurricane No More on the Phil Cowan Show on AM 1380 The Answer in Sacramento. The interview begins at the 1:27:30 mark.
Blog
PRI is Reclaiming the American Dream on Giving Tuesday 2020
“To restrain the growth and the power of government to deprive people of personal freedom. That is what PRI is all about. And it’s why this organization admirably fights so far above its weight.” That’s what former California Governor Pete Wilson said at the Pacific Research Institute’s Annual Thatcher Gala ...
Book
Lance Izumi – A Kite in a Hurricane No More
Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, joins us to discuss his new book, which profiles the journey of Mia Giordano, who overcame learning disabilities through science and school choice. He discusses the promise show by advanced brain research in helping students with learning disabilities to overcome them, ...
Book
Read “A Kite in a Hurricane No More”
Just Published: Follow the Journey of One Young Woman Who Overcame Learning Disabilities Through Science and Choice in new book, A Kite in a Hurricane No More In A Kite in a Hurricane No More, a new book just published by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, read about the challenges and ...
Charter Schools
LA, Oakland receive “F” for funding disparity between regular public schools and charters
It is well known that regular public schools receive more funding than public charter schools, but a just-released study finds that this gap becomes massive when all sources of revenues are included, and this yawning chasm can be seen especially in Oakland and Los Angeles. The University of Arkansas study, entitled ...
Blog
Should Joe Biden Forgive Student Loan Debt?
As President-elect Joe Biden continues his transition to the West Wing, the poorly understood issue of student loan forgiveness has appeared again. I still think that the idea of complete student loan forgiveness is disastrous idea that has many flaws. But a “lite” version of student loan assistance should be ...
Lance Izumi Discusses New Book on David Webb Show
Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More on “The David Webb Show” on Sirius XM Patriot, Channel 125. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lance-Izumi-David-Webb-12.7.20.mp3
Would-be Education Secretary Lily Garcia Should Meet Mia Giordano
Lily Eskelsen Garcia, the former teachers union boss who wants to be Joe Biden’s education secretary, has been slammed for her disparaging comments about learning-disabled children. Garcia should meet Mia Giordano, a young woman who overcame her learning disabilities outside of the conventional public school system. Garcia, who headed the ...
Nevada Experience Shows Charter and Private Schools Could Lose Out on Covid-19 Funds
On December 3rd, in a live CNN interview with Jake Tapper, president-elect Joe Biden declared his plans to re-open elementary schools nation-wide. After speaking with the leaders of the teacher unions, he determined that sanitization, ventilation, and more teachers (for smaller pods of students) would cost $100 billion nationwide, for ...
Lance Izumi on Lars Larson Show: Why is it important to have school alternatives for learning disabled kids?
Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discusses his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More on the nationally-syndicated Lars Larson Show. TheLarsLarsonShow · Lance Izumi – Why is it important to have school alternatives for learning disabled kids?
Lance Izumi Discusses New Book on Phil Cowan Show
Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book, A Kite in a Hurricane No More on the Phil Cowan Show on AM 1380 The Answer in Sacramento. The interview begins at the 1:27:30 mark.
PRI is Reclaiming the American Dream on Giving Tuesday 2020
“To restrain the growth and the power of government to deprive people of personal freedom. That is what PRI is all about. And it’s why this organization admirably fights so far above its weight.” That’s what former California Governor Pete Wilson said at the Pacific Research Institute’s Annual Thatcher Gala ...
Lance Izumi – A Kite in a Hurricane No More
Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, joins us to discuss his new book, which profiles the journey of Mia Giordano, who overcame learning disabilities through science and school choice. He discusses the promise show by advanced brain research in helping students with learning disabilities to overcome them, ...
Read “A Kite in a Hurricane No More”
Just Published: Follow the Journey of One Young Woman Who Overcame Learning Disabilities Through Science and Choice in new book, A Kite in a Hurricane No More In A Kite in a Hurricane No More, a new book just published by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, read about the challenges and ...
LA, Oakland receive “F” for funding disparity between regular public schools and charters
It is well known that regular public schools receive more funding than public charter schools, but a just-released study finds that this gap becomes massive when all sources of revenues are included, and this yawning chasm can be seen especially in Oakland and Los Angeles. The University of Arkansas study, entitled ...
Should Joe Biden Forgive Student Loan Debt?
As President-elect Joe Biden continues his transition to the West Wing, the poorly understood issue of student loan forgiveness has appeared again. I still think that the idea of complete student loan forgiveness is disastrous idea that has many flaws. But a “lite” version of student loan assistance should be ...
