While many California school districts have floundered during the COVID-19 pandemic, Democrats in the California Legislature are taking aim again at charter schools, which are among the few remaining school-choice options availabl...
02 June, 2021
What did he get right? Reactions to Gov. Newsom’s K-12 budget By Andrew Reed and Alexander Montero EdSource asked education leaders, advocates and observers to comment on Gov. Newsom’s record-level, revised 2021-22 budget fo...
20 May, 2021
DOWNLOAD THE PDF Recent studies by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics, and Brown University have all found extremely low rates of COVID-19 transmission in schools that have stayed open during...
16 March, 2021Despite the success of charter schools, they have come under attack on multiple fronts. State lawmakers have enacted state laws that handicap the establishment of charter schools and their operation. Additionally, charter school...
22 March, 2021The 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 We...
26 January, 2021
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 prom...
30 November, 2020PRI’s Lance Izumi, Senior Director of the Center for Education, joined “The Chat” on KFDA in Amarillo, Texas to talk about the changing face of education in California. Izumi discusses techniques to discuss educa...
24 May, 2021Lance 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 ...
13 May, 2021Lance Izumi, PRI’s Senior Director of the Center for Education, joins the California Local Elected Officials, a membership organization, to discuss the impact school closures have on students, parents, and local governments....
12 March, 2021
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 prom...
30 November, 2020
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 nonp...
25 November, 2020
One of the key traits that distinguishes charter schools from traditional public schools is the diversity of educational experiences promoted by the ability to choose, writes Lance Izumi in his new book Choosing Diversity, publish...
05 April, 2019
Board of Education Opposes Bill That Takes Aim at Charter Schools By Jack Bradley The Orange County Board of Education passed a resolution June 2 to oppose a bill that it claims would harm charter schools. Introduced by California...
03 June, 2021
What did he get right? Reactions to Gov. Newsom’s K-12 budget By Andrew Reed and Alexander Montero EdSource asked education leaders, advocates and observers to comment on Gov. Newsom’s record-level, revised 2021-22 budget fo...
20 May, 2021Many California schools slow to reopen despite financial incentives, medical data supporting return to classrooms By Sarah Downey | Apr 12, 2021 With the end of the school year roughly two months away, questions persist about how ...
13 April, 2021
Commentary
CTA and Democratic allies move to torpedo charter schools
While many California school districts have floundered during the COVID-19 pandemic, Democrats in the California Legislature are taking aim again at charter schools, which are among the few remaining school-choice options availabl...
02 June, 2021Why 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. ...
05 March, 2021Under Biden Administration, Charter Schools Face Threats at Multiple Levels
As the Biden administration gets into gear, many parents worry about possible new anti-charter-school policies coming out of Washington. Such policies would add to recent anti-charter actions by state and local governments that h...
02 February, 2021