School Choice
Coronavirus
Corey DeAngelis – School Choice and Covid-19
PRI’s podcast guest this week is Corey DeAngelis, executive director of the Educational Freedom Institute, director of research for the National Federation for Children, and a fellow at the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation. He is interviewed by PRI’s director of the Young Leaders Circle, Evan Harris. They discuss ...
Education
EdChoice Interviews Lance Izumi on School Choice, Education
The EdChoice “Big Ideas” podcast interviewed Lance Izumi, senior director for the Center for Education at Pacific Research Institute, about his recent book A Kite in the Hurricane No More. Lance talks about Mia Giordano, a co-author and focus of the book, which chronicles Mia’s experiences trying to navigate school with ...
Book
In Advance of Recall Election, New PRI Book Offers Realistic Path to Saving California
Experts Offer Market-Based Solutions on Issues from Health Care to the Economy SACRAMENTO – With the September 14 recall on the horizon, the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute today released Saving California, a new book offering realistic, market-based reforms to 10 of the state’s major policy challenges. The authors are current ...
Blog
Newsom’s Savings Account for Students Needs to Be at the Front End, Not at the Back
In his recently released revised budget, Governor Gavin Newsom put forward a group of proposals to “Re-Imagine California’s Public Schools.” Sadly, most of these proposals will do little to raise student achievement in a public school system that was failing to do so even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps the ...
Charter Schools
EdChoice “Big Ideas” Podcast Interviews Lance Izumi on School Choice
Lance Izumi joined the EdChoice Chats “Big Ideas” podcast to talk about one of his recent books, “Choosing Diversity: How Charter Schools Promote Diverse Learning Models and Meet the Diverse Needs of Parents and Children.” Lance also explains common misunderstandings about charter schools, breaks down the different types of charter ...
Energy Costs
Impact Magazine – Spring 2021
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Letter from the President The dawn of the Biden-Harris Administration has ushered in a new, progressive era. All who believe in freedom, opportunity, and limited government are concerned about the administration’s plans for new government programs and its opposition topro-growth, market-driven solutions to our nation’s challenges. ...
Charter Schools
Why African-American Parents Are Seeking Greater School Choice
With the close of Black History Month, it is the perfect time to examine how the public school system has often poorly served African-American children and why a large proportion of African-American parents support school choice. Data shows that the regular public schools are failing to meet the education needs ...
California
Sacramento Conference: Education Panel
This panel discusses the new and emerging threats facing charter schools in California and nationally, and what parents and advocates can do to preserve school choice options for every student.
Blog
Winners and Losers – January 29
Tim Anaya, Senior Director of Communications and PRI’s Sacramento Office Winner: Larry Kudlow – Larry Kudlow, former Trump economic advisor, is returning to his roots in front of a television camera. Fox Business Network announced it has hired Kudlow to host a new daily program, taking on his former television ...
Education
Mia Giordano – National School Week, 2021
The new Pacific Research Institute book A Kite in a Hurricane No More profiles the challenges and ultimate triumph of Mia Giordano, a young woman with serious learning disabilities. As we observe National School Choice Week 2021, this podcast features Mia along with Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center ...
Corey DeAngelis – School Choice and Covid-19
PRI’s podcast guest this week is Corey DeAngelis, executive director of the Educational Freedom Institute, director of research for the National Federation for Children, and a fellow at the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation. He is interviewed by PRI’s director of the Young Leaders Circle, Evan Harris. They discuss ...
EdChoice Interviews Lance Izumi on School Choice, Education
The EdChoice “Big Ideas” podcast interviewed Lance Izumi, senior director for the Center for Education at Pacific Research Institute, about his recent book A Kite in the Hurricane No More. Lance talks about Mia Giordano, a co-author and focus of the book, which chronicles Mia’s experiences trying to navigate school with ...
In Advance of Recall Election, New PRI Book Offers Realistic Path to Saving California
Experts Offer Market-Based Solutions on Issues from Health Care to the Economy SACRAMENTO – With the September 14 recall on the horizon, the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute today released Saving California, a new book offering realistic, market-based reforms to 10 of the state’s major policy challenges. The authors are current ...
Newsom’s Savings Account for Students Needs to Be at the Front End, Not at the Back
In his recently released revised budget, Governor Gavin Newsom put forward a group of proposals to “Re-Imagine California’s Public Schools.” Sadly, most of these proposals will do little to raise student achievement in a public school system that was failing to do so even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps the ...
EdChoice “Big Ideas” Podcast Interviews Lance Izumi on School Choice
Lance Izumi joined the EdChoice Chats “Big Ideas” podcast to talk about one of his recent books, “Choosing Diversity: How Charter Schools Promote Diverse Learning Models and Meet the Diverse Needs of Parents and Children.” Lance also explains common misunderstandings about charter schools, breaks down the different types of charter ...
Impact Magazine – Spring 2021
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Letter from the President The dawn of the Biden-Harris Administration has ushered in a new, progressive era. All who believe in freedom, opportunity, and limited government are concerned about the administration’s plans for new government programs and its opposition topro-growth, market-driven solutions to our nation’s challenges. ...
Why African-American Parents Are Seeking Greater School Choice
With the close of Black History Month, it is the perfect time to examine how the public school system has often poorly served African-American children and why a large proportion of African-American parents support school choice. Data shows that the regular public schools are failing to meet the education needs ...
Sacramento Conference: Education Panel
This panel discusses the new and emerging threats facing charter schools in California and nationally, and what parents and advocates can do to preserve school choice options for every student.
Winners and Losers – January 29
Tim Anaya, Senior Director of Communications and PRI’s Sacramento Office Winner: Larry Kudlow – Larry Kudlow, former Trump economic advisor, is returning to his roots in front of a television camera. Fox Business Network announced it has hired Kudlow to host a new daily program, taking on his former television ...
Mia Giordano – National School Week, 2021
The new Pacific Research Institute book A Kite in a Hurricane No More profiles the challenges and ultimate triumph of Mia Giordano, a young woman with serious learning disabilities. As we observe National School Choice Week 2021, this podcast features Mia along with Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center ...
