Education

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The Rantings of a P.T.A. Mom

Sandra Tsing Loh, a writer and a performer, is the author most recently of “Mother on Fire,” a comic memoir of her struggle to find a school in Los Angeles for her child to attend. (Full biography.) As usual, Bruce Fuller and Lance Izumi , my fellow Education Watch contributors, ...
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On the Republican Convention: McCain Is Right About School Vouchers

In this installment of Education Watch, Bruce Fuller and Lance T. Izumi discuss John McCain’s view on education, particularly school vouchers. Go to Mr. Fuller’s post. Lance T. Izumi, a senior fellow in California studies and the senior director of education studies at the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, ...
Education

Court reconnects with reality in homeschool reversal

SACRAMENTO — Earlier this year, California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal shocked parents and lawmakers by effectively banning the homeschooling of children. In my column “Court Out of Touch with Reality in Homeschool Decision,” I pointed out that the court had ignored a longtime state practice that gave approval to ...
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School Choice Bills Fall Short in California

California parents will have to wait at least another year for better educational opportunities for their children, as state legislators failed to approve all but one of several school choice bills introduced in the most recent session. In the spring California state legislators introduced a package of five bills designed ...
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Charter Students Outperforming Their Public School Counterparts in California

Charter schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) outperform traditional public schools on nearly every student achievement measure, according to a new study from the California Charter School Association. The study, Charter School Performance in Los Angeles Unified School District: A District and Neighborhood Matched Comparison Analysis, compared ...
Business & Economics

Impact – August 2008

PRI Ideas in Action – August 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impactpublic policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions. Read PDF
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Prop 13 and the education-funding blame game

North County Times (Escondido, CA), August 31, 2008 Sacramento Union, September 17, 2008 Under today’s complicated system: schools with poor results rewarded more than those with good results Earlier this summer California marked the 30th anniversary of the passage of Proposition 13, the historic ballot measure to limit property taxes. ...
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On the Democratic Convention: Will Obama Keep His Promise on Merit Pay for Teachers?

In this first installment of Education Watch, Bruce Fuller and Lance T. Izumi discuss what was and wasn’t said in Denver about our school system. And Sandra Tsing Loh weighs in on her perspective. Go to Mr. Fuller’s post and Ms. Loh’s post. Lance T. Izumi, a senior fellow in ...
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Court Re-Connects with Reality in Homeschool Reversal

SACRAMENTO – Earlier this year, California’s Second District Court of Appeal shocked parents and lawmakers by effectively banning the homeschooling of children. In my column “Court Out of Touch with Reality in Homeschool Decision ,” I pointed out that the court had ignored a longtime state practice that gave approval ...
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Push Algebra on Eighth-Graders?: YES: Don’t accept failure as the standard

The state Board of Education recently unveiled a plan to require all eighth-graders to take algebra by 2011. That sparked opposition from education officials, including state schools superintendent Jack O’Connell, who said the move was “irresponsible” and “setting up schools for failure.” That might strike parents as odd, like a ...
Commentary

The Rantings of a P.T.A. Mom

Sandra Tsing Loh, a writer and a performer, is the author most recently of “Mother on Fire,” a comic memoir of her struggle to find a school in Los Angeles for her child to attend. (Full biography.) As usual, Bruce Fuller and Lance Izumi , my fellow Education Watch contributors, ...
Commentary

On the Republican Convention: McCain Is Right About School Vouchers

In this installment of Education Watch, Bruce Fuller and Lance T. Izumi discuss John McCain’s view on education, particularly school vouchers. Go to Mr. Fuller’s post. Lance T. Izumi, a senior fellow in California studies and the senior director of education studies at the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy, ...
Education

Court reconnects with reality in homeschool reversal

SACRAMENTO — Earlier this year, California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal shocked parents and lawmakers by effectively banning the homeschooling of children. In my column “Court Out of Touch with Reality in Homeschool Decision,” I pointed out that the court had ignored a longtime state practice that gave approval to ...
Commentary

School Choice Bills Fall Short in California

California parents will have to wait at least another year for better educational opportunities for their children, as state legislators failed to approve all but one of several school choice bills introduced in the most recent session. In the spring California state legislators introduced a package of five bills designed ...
Commentary

Charter Students Outperforming Their Public School Counterparts in California

Charter schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) outperform traditional public schools on nearly every student achievement measure, according to a new study from the California Charter School Association. The study, Charter School Performance in Los Angeles Unified School District: A District and Neighborhood Matched Comparison Analysis, compared ...
Business & Economics

Impact – August 2008

PRI Ideas in Action – August 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impactpublic policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions. Read PDF
Commentary

Prop 13 and the education-funding blame game

North County Times (Escondido, CA), August 31, 2008 Sacramento Union, September 17, 2008 Under today’s complicated system: schools with poor results rewarded more than those with good results Earlier this summer California marked the 30th anniversary of the passage of Proposition 13, the historic ballot measure to limit property taxes. ...
Commentary

On the Democratic Convention: Will Obama Keep His Promise on Merit Pay for Teachers?

In this first installment of Education Watch, Bruce Fuller and Lance T. Izumi discuss what was and wasn’t said in Denver about our school system. And Sandra Tsing Loh weighs in on her perspective. Go to Mr. Fuller’s post and Ms. Loh’s post. Lance T. Izumi, a senior fellow in ...
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Court Re-Connects with Reality in Homeschool Reversal

SACRAMENTO – Earlier this year, California’s Second District Court of Appeal shocked parents and lawmakers by effectively banning the homeschooling of children. In my column “Court Out of Touch with Reality in Homeschool Decision ,” I pointed out that the court had ignored a longtime state practice that gave approval ...
Commentary

Push Algebra on Eighth-Graders?: YES: Don’t accept failure as the standard

The state Board of Education recently unveiled a plan to require all eighth-graders to take algebra by 2011. That sparked opposition from education officials, including state schools superintendent Jack O’Connell, who said the move was “irresponsible” and “setting up schools for failure.” That might strike parents as odd, like a ...
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