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JULY 2008
07/23/08Op-Ed Lance Izumi Compton Bulletin: The 10th Anniversary of Prop. 227 and the ‘End’ of Bilingual Education
07/23/08 Blog Vicki Murray Arizona Blog: New Report Attempts to Tally California's Cost of Remediation
07/22/08 Blog Vicki Murray Universities Weblog: The Cost to Remediate California ...
07/22/08 Blog Vicki Murray State Policy Network: The Cost of Remedial Education 
 07/22/08Clipping Vicki Murray Chronicle of Higher Education (D.C.): New Report Attempts to Tally California's Cost of Remediation
07/22/08 Clipping Lance IzumiOneNewsNow.com (Tupelo, MS): California high school dropout rate recalculated
07/22/08 Press Release PRI Remedial Education Costs Californians from $4 Billion to $14 Billion Annually According to PRI Report 
07/22/08 Study Vicki Murray The High Price of Failure in California: How Inadequate Education Costs Schools, Students, and Society
07/18/08 Blog Vicki Murray SPN: Taxpayers Pay Twice 
07/18/08Blog Lance IzumiKen For Out Kids: The Dropout Disaster:  We Told You So 
 07/18/08Clipping Lance IzumiThe Flash Report: The Dropout Disaster:  We Told You So 
 07/16/08Cap Ideas Vicki MurrayThe Costs of California's "Promote Now, Pay Later" Plan 
07/11/08 Radio Lance Izumi KFTM - AM/In the Booth, Jim Brunner (Fort Morgan, CO): Bilingual Education 
07/11/08 TV Lance Izumi PBS - The Morrow Report: California Schools: America's Future  
0709/08 Cap Ideas Ian Randolph Blueprint for Education Reform Leaves Out Choice 
07/07/08Radio Lance Izumi Frank Pastore Show: How the NEA's political stands actually hurt children in the classroom
07/03/08 InterviewVicki Murray School Reform News; California's Five School Choice bills 

JUNE 2008
06/29/08TV Lance IzumiPBS: California Education Issues
06/27/08 Op-Ed Ian Randolph Sacramento Union: How California can graduate more students 
06/27/08Blog Ian RandolphSPN: Diplomas Count ... And School Choice Makes a Difference
06/27/08Radio Lance IzumiBrad Davis Rado Show - The Talk of Connecticut: Language Immersion or Law Evasion?
06/26/08Clipping Lance Izumi Sacramento Union: Proposition 227: Before and After
06/24/08 RadioLance Izumi Point of View / USA Radio: Remembering Prop. 227 and the "End" of Bilingual Education
06/23/08 Op-EdIan RandolphEureka Reporter: How California can graduate more students
06/20/08 Clipping Lance Izumi Education Week: Izumi Reflects on 10 Years of Prop. 227--And Krashen Rebuts
06/19/08 Op-Ed Vicki MurrayLincoln News Messenger (CA): How state violates students’ right to safe schools
06/18/08 Op-Ed Ian Randolph Edspresso.com: Taking It to the Streets
06/18/08 Op-Ed Lance Izumi The Flash Report: Remembering Prop. 227 and the "End" of Bilingual Education
06/18/08 Cap Ideas Ian Randolph How California Can Graduate More Students: The Arizona Example
06/18/08 Radio Lance Izumi Andy Caldwell Show" on KUHL-AM 1440 (Santa Maria, CA): English Immersion or Law Evasion?
06/14/08SpeechVicki MurrayAmerican Legislative Exchange Council: Research Findings on School Choice Programs
06/13/08MeetingVicki MurrayALEC: 2008 School Choice Academy Reception-Salt Lake City
06/13/08Op-edVicki MurrayArizona Capitol Times: Reshuffling is not Reform
06/10/08Op-edLloyd BillingsleyEureka Reporter: Proposition 13 turns 30
06/10/08Clipping Vicki Murray Business Wire: Report: Charter Schools in Los Angeles Unified Outperforming Traditional Public Schools
06/06/08SpeechVicki MurrayArizona School Tuition Organization Association Annual Meeting: Promoting Best Practices for School Choice Accountability
06/06/08RadioLance IzumiFrank Pastore Show KKLA-FM (LA): Annual update on education in California and recent legislation
06/05/08InterviewLance IzumiGilroy Dispatch: English Immersion or Law Evasion?
06/05/08Op-edLance IzumiNewsbull: National Report Card Confirms that Most California Kids Still Can't Write
06/05/08Op-Ed Lance Izumi Sacramento Union: Leaves much to be desired
06/03/08 Contrarian Sally C. Pipes The “Title Nining” of Academic Science
06/02/08StudyLance Izumi
Rachel Chaney
Jennifer Nelson
English Immersion or Law Evasion? A 10th-Anniversary Retrospective on Propositon 227 and the "End" of Bilingual Education
06/02/08Press ReleasePRI10 Years After End of Bilingual Education in California New Study Documents Attempts to Thwart English Immersion
06/01/08 Op-EdLance IzumiEureka Reporter: Bilingual Education Still Hangs On

MAY 2008
05/30/08 Op-Ed Lance Izumi California Republic: 10 Years After Prop. 227: Bilingual Education Still Hanging On
05/27/08 Op-Ed Lance Izumi L.A. Daily News: Writing skills lacking across the spectrum
05/27/08 Op-Ed Vicki Murray EdEspresso: School-choice successes grow
05/22/08 Op-Ed Vicki Murray Orange County Register: School-choice successes grow
05/22/08 Op-Ed Vicki Murray Flash Report: School-choice successes grow
05/22/08 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Kansas Education: How Good is Your Public School?
05/19/08 Op-Ed K. Lloyd Billingsley  The Eureka Reporter: Investigate Grand Theft Education 
05/15/08 Op-Ed K. Lloyd Billingsley California Republic: Investigate Grand Theft Education
05/14/08 Cap Ideas K. Lloyd Billingsley Investigate Grand Theft Education
05/06/08 Testimony Vicki Murray Testimony submitted to the CA Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation - AB-2605
05/01/08ClippingVicki MurraySchool Reform News: California Dropout Study Sparks Controversy
05/01/08 Op-Ed Vicki Murray School Reform News: Calif. Report Card Shows Dismal Results


APRIL 2008
04/27/08 Clipping Vicki Murray Oroville Mercury-Register (CA): Keene won't give up on school safety
04/26/08 Op-Ed Lance Izumi Pasadena Star-News (CA): Beware 'less-than-best' schools
04/26/08 Op-Ed Lance Izumi Whittier Daily News (CA): Beware 'less-than-best' schools 
04/26/08 Op-Ed Lance Izumi San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, CA): Beware 'less-than-best' schools 
 04/24/08Blog Lance Izumi San Diego Union Tribune: Want to be educated about education spending? Listen in 
04/22/08 Op-Ed Vicki Murray Orange County Register: School safety loses in Sacramento 
04/05/08ClippingVicki MurrayEducation Watch International: California Likely to Reject Federal Options to Reform Failing Schools
04/05/08SpeechVicki MurrayRepublican Jewish Coalition: Not as Good as You Think
04/04/08Op-edK. Lloyd BillingsleyCalifornia Republic.com: Commie Dearest
04/03/08ClippingLance IzumiKKLA Radio: Home-school ruling gets failing grade
04/02/08Op-EdLance IzumiCA Capital News: Home-school ruling gets failing grade
04/02/08TestimonyVicki MurrayTestimony submitted to the California Assemby Education Committee - AB-2361
04/02/08 Capital Ideas K.Lloyd Billingsley Commie Dearest
04.01/08 Clipping Lance IzumiFlash Report: Golden Pen - Home school ruling gets failing grade 
04/01/08 Op-Ed Lance Izumi Orange County Register: Home school ruling gets failing grade 
04/01/08
ClippingVicki MurraySchool Reform News: California Likely to Reject Federal Options to Reform Failing Schools


MARCH 2008
 03/29/08Clipping Vicki Murray Renaissance Biologist: re: Certifying Parents 
03/29/08Op-Ed Vicki Murray Wall Street Journal:  Bureaucracy Closes In On Parents Who Are Home-School Teachers
03/25/08 Radio Lance Izumi KINF-AM ( The Andy Caldwell Show): Not As Good As You Think
03/24/08 Op-Ed Lance Izumi The Eureka Reporter: Home-school ruling gets failing grade
03/20/08
03/18/08
SpeechLance IzumiHarvard University Club (New York): Not as Good as You Think
03/19/08ClippingLance IzumiNewsBull: Court Out of Touch with Reality inHomeschool Decision
03/19/08Capital IdeasLance IzumiCourt Out of Touch with Reality in Homeschool Decision
03/14/08Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: New Speaker Must Support Charter Schools
03/13/08InterviewVicki MurraySchool Reform News: California Dropouts
03/09/08 Op-Ed K. Lloyd Billingsley We’re No. 8: decoding the Advanced Placement spin
03/07/08ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
You Can't Have Them: No More Homeschooling in California
03/06/08EventVicki MurrayPolicy Analysis for California Education (PACE): Reforming California’s High Schools to Reduce Dropout Rates
03/06/08SpeechLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
California Charter Schools Association Annual Conference: Successful Charter School Practices: Strategies for Improving Achievement Among Low-Income and Limited-English Students
03/05/08BlogVicki MurrayA Dinosaur of Education by Jim Fabiano: In Support of Vouchers
03/04/08SpeechVicki MurrayBASIS Charter School (Scottsdale AZ): Not as Good as You Think
03/03/08MeetingLance IzumiBoard of Governors
03/03/08SpeechVicki MurrayBASIS Charter School (Tucson, AZ): Not as Good as You Think
03/03/08MeetingLance IzumiBoard of Governors
03/02/08ClippingVicki MurrayGeorgetown News-Graphic (KY): Monopoly players shouldn't pass 'Go'
03/01/08ClipVicki MurraySchool Reform News: School choice can halt high tide of mediocrity

FEBRUARY 2008
02/28/08ClipVicki MurrayParadise Valley Independent (AZ): Ad for "Not as Good As You Think" Speech
02/28/08ClipVicki MurrayArizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)Ad for "Not as Good As You Think" Speech
02/28/08SpeechLance IzumiThe Pacific Union Club, San Francisco: Not as Good as You Think
02/27/08ClippingVicki MurrayCharleston Daily Mail (WV): Teachers unions are the big problem
02/26/08BlogVicki MurrayJames G. Fabiano blog: Let's Talk Evidence
02/23/08ClipVicki MurrayJames G. Fabiano blog: Let's Talk Vouchers
02/22/08SpeechLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
California GOP 2008 convention: Not As Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
02/21/08ClipVicki MurrayParadise Valley Independent: Ad for "Not as Good As You Think" Speech
02/21/08ClipVicki MurrayArizona Daily Star (Tucson): Ad for "Not as Good As You Think" Speech
02/20/08SpeechLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Council of College and Military Educators: America's Silent Epidemic: Dropouts
02/20/08Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyWe're Number Eight: Decoding the Advanced Placement Spin
02/17/08ClipVicki MurrayZid Education blog: Sacramento Schools and the Trillion Dollar Question
02/16/08EventVicki MurrayLincoln Day Dinner, Prescott, AZ
02/15/08Op-EdVicki MurrayForbes.com: Commentary: Vicki Murray
02/15/08Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: Lessons for Arnold from Milton Friedman
02/13/08MeetingVicki MurrayMonthly Conservative Meeting
02/12/08InterviewVicki MurraySchool Reform News: Still Not Free to Choose in California
02/07/08PodcastVicki MurrayTexas Public PolicyFoundation: Raising the Bar on Higher Education in Texas
02/03/08Op-EdVicki MurrayThe Eureka Reporter: Parents still not free to choose in CA
02/01/08 Op-Ed Lance IzumiSacramento Union: Need Deficit Solutions? Think School Choice


JANUARY 2008
01/31/08ClippingLance IzumiEducation Exchange-SPN, ASC: Need Deficit Solutions? Think School Choice
01/30/08Capital IdeasVicki MurrayStill Not Free to Choose In CA
01/29/08ClippingLance Izumi Bending the Twigs: Pell Grants for Kids a Good Idea
01/27/08ClippingVicki MurrayKenneth Key: Sacramento Schools And The Trillion Dollar Question
01/26/08ClippingVicki MurrayStormie Blog: Sacramento Schools And The Trillion Dollar Question
01/25/08ClippingVicki MurrayTexas Public Policy Foundation: 6th Annual Policy Orientation
01/24/08ClippingVicki MurraySchool choice can halt high tide of mediocrity
01/24/08ClippingVicki MurrayThe Houston Conservative: Texas Public Policy Foundation 6th Annual Policy Orientation
01/22/08ClippingVicki MurraySacramento Schools And The Trillion Dollar Question
01/24/08ClippingLance IzumiHokubei Mainichi (CA): PRI’s Lance Izumi Named President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges
01/23/08 Op-Ed Vicki Murray Los Angeles Daily News: School choice can halt high tide of mediocrity
01/18/08Op-Ed Lance Izumi Eureka Reporter: Need Deficit Solutions? Think School Choice
01/18/08Op-EdLance IzumiCalifornia Republic: Need Deficit Solutions? Think School Choice
01/18/08Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: High Crime in high Schools?
01/18/08RadioLance IzumiSFO 560 AM-San Francisco Lee Rogers and Melanie Morgan: "Not As Good As You Think"
01/17/08BlogVicki MurrayZeke Nut34835: Getting Down to Facts
01/16/08MeetingVicki MurrayCA State Assembly Budget Committee Member
01/16/08Capital IdeasLance IzumiNeed Deficit Solutions? Think School Choice
01/16/08Press ReleasePRIPRI’s Lance Izumi Named President of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges
01/14/08 Podcast Vicki Murray Texas Public Policy Foundation: Texas Public Schools: Top in the Class, a Few Rotten Apples, or Mired in Mediocrity?
01/11/08MeetingVicki MurrayVice President, GA Public Policy Foundation: Not as Good as You Think
01/11/08MeetingVicki MurrayDirector of Operations, Independence Institute (CO): Not as Good as You Think
01/11/08MeetingVicki MurrayVice President, Show-Me Institute (MO): Not as Good as You Think
01/10/08MeetingVicki MurrayTX State House Appropriations Education Subcommittee Member-Texas Public Policy Foundation-Austin, TX-Annual Legislators' Conference
01/10/08MeetingVicki MurrayTX State Board of Education Member-Texas Public Policy Foundation-Austin, TX-Annual Legislators' Conference
01/10/08MeetingVicki MurrayTim Dunn, Vice Chairman, Texas Public Policy Foundation: Replicating School Board Training in Texas
01/09/08SpeechLance IzumiSouth Orange County Community College District: Keynote address on improving student success
01/08/08MeetingVicki MurrayState Assemblymember
01/08/08Op-edLance IzumiHuman Events: California's Affluent Schools Ooze Corruptio
01/08/08Op-edLance IzumiFlashReport: California's Affluent Schools Ooze Corruption
01/08/08Media Advisory Vicki MurrayGov's State of the State
01/08/08Op-edVicki MurrayThe School Choice Advocate: CA Parents Going Broke for Free Public Schools
01/07/08MeetingVicki MurrayState Assembly Member: Not as Good as You Think
01/05/08
01/04/08
MeetingLance IzumiBoard of Governors, California Community Colleges
01/04/08Op-edPRI Press ReleaseSacramento Union: Here's Hoping for a Better 2008
01/05/08
01/04/08
01/03/08
ColloquiumVicki MurrayLiberty Fund (Grand Rapids, MI): "Freedom, Tolerance, and Truth
01/02/08Capital IdeasK. Lloyd BillingsleyLeap Year for UC Categorical Imperative
01/01/08Op-EdVicki MurrayAssoc. of American Educators:Agents of Change: Why so many teachers are quitting, and how to win them back

DECEMBER 2007
12/26/07Op-Ed Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Orange County Register: The Orange Grove: The low-performing school near you
12/20/07Press ReleasePRIPRI Unveils California’s Top 10 Policy Blunders of 2007
12/20/07PodcastVicki MurraySan Diego Union Tribune: Chris Reed -Are New Preschool English-learner Standards Really About The Children?
12/19/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayAre New Preschool English-learner Standards Really About The Children?
12/19/07Book ReviewLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Education Week: Book Review - Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
12/18/07MeetingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's education policy staff regarding proposed reforms
12/17/07PodcastVicki MurrayBuckeye Institute (Columbus, OH): Buckeye Voices: Not as Good as You Think
12/17/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Whittier Daily News: Expand education opportunities for all
12/16/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Expand education opportunities for all
12/16/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Pasadena Star-News: Expand education opportunities for all
12/14/07Op-EdVicki MurraySacramento Union: Something Lost in Translation: Are English-learner Standards Really about the Children?
12/14/07Op-EdVicki MurrayChronWatch: How to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/12/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Buckeye Institute: Not As Good As You Think
12/10/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Mammoth Times (CA): Affluent neighborhoods ≠ good education
12/09/07RadioVicki MurrayBarbara Simpson KSFO-560 AM: Not as Good as you Think
12/06/07SpeechVicki MurrayLegislative Policy Conference, San Diego
12/06/07BriefingVicki MurrayStrategic Incrementalism -A Blueprint for Meaningful Education Reform in California
12/05/07MeetingVicki MurrayJim Dutra-Sacramento Union Publisher: Meeting to discuss upcoming ed issues
12/05/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayHow to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/05/07ClippingVicki MurrayCalifornia Republic.org: How to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/05/07ClippingVicki MurrayNews Bull.com: How to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/05/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Washington D.C. Examiner: Buying a house for the school system not always a good idea
12/04/07Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: Something Lost in Translation
12/04/07Op-edVicki MurrayChronWatch: How to Reform California's Dropout Factories
12/04/07BlogLance IzumiNew High School Ranking Ignores California College-readiness
12/02/07BlogLance Izumi SPN: CNBC TV - Rid America of Public Schools?
12/02/07ClippingLance Izumi Vicki Murray Rachel ChaneyThe Champion Foundation: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
12/02/07BlogLance Izumi Vicki Murray Rachel ChaneySteve's Serendipities: Not as Good as You Think-"In Out Schools
12/02/07ClippingVicki MurrayIndependent Women's Forum, Summer/Fall Journal: Empowering Teachers with Choice: How a Diversified Education System Benefits, Teachers, Students, and America
12/02/07BlogLance Izumi Vicki Murray Rachel ChaneyBuckeye Institute: Not as Good as You Think
12/01/07ClippingVicki MurrayIndependent Women's Forum, Summer/Fall Journal: Empowering Teachers with Choice: How a Diversified Education System Benefits, Teachers, Students, and America
12/01/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Riverside Press Enterprise:Well-Off Kids Fail, Too
12/01/07Op-EdLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Eureka Reporter (CA): Half a Million Dollars Buys Poor Schools
12/01/07BlogVicki MurrayThe Education Alliance: A Must Read on School Choice
12/01/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
School Reform News: California's Expensive ZIP Codes Deliver Cut-Rate Education Results
12/01/07 Op-Ed Vicki Murray School Choice Advocate: California Parents Going Broke for Free Public Schools
12/00/07Press ReleaseLance Izumi Vicki Murray Rachel ChaneyThe Champion Foundation: "Pacific Research Institute Book Shatters Myth that “Good” Schools Are Found in “Nice” Neighborhoods
12/00/07PodcastVicki MurrayDigg - Jason Lewis - KTLK FM Jason welcomes Author Vicky Murray of Pacific Research Institute

NOVEMBER 2007
11/30/07 Clipping Lance Izumi Highland Community News: Letter to Governor by Bill Leonard, State Board of Equalization
11/30/07 Op-Ed Vicki Murray Human Events: School Choice is the Cure for Over-priced, Underperforming Public Schools
11/29/07 Op-Ed Lance IzumiHuman Events: The Myth of the Middle-Class School
11/29/07
11.28/07
EventLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
School Board Training-San Diego
11/23/07TV Lance Izumi CNBC TV: Larry Kudlow - Rid America of Public Schools?
11/21/07Capital IdeasRachel ChaneyCalifornia’s Achievement Gap: Is Racism Really the Problem?
11/20/07InterviewVicki MurrayMammoth Times: Not as Good as You Think
11/19/07Expert Affidavit ReviewVicki MurrayInstitute for Justice: Cain v. Horne, Maricopa County Superior Court (Arizona Scholarships for Disabled and Foster Children)
11/19/07MeetingVicki Murray David Yow, Leg Dir Asm Joel Anderson: Not as Good as You Think
11/19/07MeetingVicki MurrayTodd Moffit, Chief of Staff Asm. Niello (Ed. Cmte): Not as Good as You Think
11/19/07MeetingVicki MurrayFaith Conley, Leg Dir Asm Bob Huff (Ed. Comte): Not as Good as You Think
11/16/07InterviewVicki MurraySan Francisco Examiner-Nat Freeland: ADE Achievement Gap Conference comment
11/16/07MeetingVicki MurraySenate Rep. Caucus leader-advisors
11/16/07BlogLance IzumiUnion Contracts No Obstacle with School Choice
11/16/07Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: Breaking California's Dropout Cycle
11/16/07Peer ReviewVicki MurrayCalifornia Charter Schools Association: Chosen as expert peer reviewer for upcoming study
11/16/07Book ReviewLance Izumi, Vicki Murray and, Rachel ChaneySchool Reform News: California's Expensive ZIP Codes Deliver Cut-Rate Education Results
11/16/07MeetingVicki MurrayEd Refom briefing, caucus policy advisors at PRI, Sacramento - Not as Good as You Think
11/15/07MeetingVicki MurrayGerrit Buddingh, Communications Director, Asm. Hollingsworth- Not as Good as You Think
11/15/07BlogLance IzumiRon Nehring-CA Rep - School Board Training
11/15/07MeetingVicki MurrayMadhavi Knickerbocker, Asm. Ted Gaines- Not as Good as You Think
11/15/07MeetingVicki MurrayMike Zimmerman, Asm. Garrick - Not as Good as You Think
11/08/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
AZ Political Intel: Middle Class Meltdown
11/13/07BriefingVicki MurrayChris Derry, Pres & CEO of the Bluegrass Inst for Public Policy (KY) - Advised on key points against govt-run, universal preschool for a debate with Rebecca Kilbourne, Senior Economist at the RAND Corporation
11/07/07 Radio Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WIND-AM (IL): Middle Class Melt Down
11/07/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
KKOL-AM (WA): Middle Class Melt Down
11/07/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Goldwater Institute: Middle Class Melt Down
11/05/07 Blog Adam Frey All Parents Should be Free Agents
11/04/07 Blog Lance Izumi New High School Ranking Ignores California College-readiness
11/02/07RadioLance IzumiWQFM & WQFN Ruth Miller Show, Scranton, PA: Not as Good as You Think
11/02/07 Blog Rachel Chaney Out With the Honor Roll, In With Yoga
11/01/07BlogVicki Murray Stop Blaming Parents for Public School Failure

OCTOBER 2007
10/30/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WSJ-Letter from Richard A. Jones (Livonia, MI): If Schools Are 'Worse Than We Think,' Let's Get Busy on Repairs
10/31/07MeetingVicki MurrayRoger Mackensen-Policy Consultant to Sen. Rep. Caucus Leader, Dick Ackerman
10/30/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WSJ-Letter from Robert Kesten, Executive Director, Center for Screen-Time Awareness, Washington: If Schools Are 'Worse Than We Think,' Let's Get Busy on Repairs
10/30/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WSJ-Letter from Steven Andelin, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University: If Schools Are 'Worse Than We Think,' Let's Get Busy on Repairs
10/30/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Wall Street Journal: If Schools Are 'Worse Than We Think,' Let's Get Busy on Repairs
10/29/07ClippingVicki MurrayCenter for Education Reform: Scary School Stats
10/29/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Champion Foundation: Pacific Research Institute Book Shatters Myth that “Good” Schools Are Found in “Nice” Neighborhoods
10/29/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Heritage Foundation: Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/28/07 Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Catholic Exchange.com: How Much Is That Neighborhood School Costing You?
10/26/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
SPN Education Exchange: Not As Good As You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/25/07RadioLance IzumiWDRC-AM (CT)-Brad Davis Show: Not as Good as You Think
10/25/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Daily Blade: Garbage in, Garbage Out
Clipping 10/24/07 Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Cato Institute: Get Middle-Class Mediocrity for Record-High Prices!
10/24/07Radio Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
WIND-AM (IL): America's Middle Class Nightmare
10/24/07 Radio Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
KKOL-AM (WA): America's Middle Class Nightmare
10/24/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Freedom Dogs: Choice is Good
10/24/07 Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Croydon Citizens for Reasonable And Fair Taxes: Worse Than You Think
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi Wall Street Journal: Worse Than You Think
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
CATO Institute: Get Middle-Class Mediocrity for Record-High Prices
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Campusreportonline.net: Emmanuel Opati on KKOL-AM (WA) and WIND-AM (IL) - America’s Middle Class Nightmare
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Independent Women's Forum: School Choice for Middle Class Families
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Edspresso.com: Worse Than You Think
10/24/07ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Croyden Citizens for Reasonable and Fair Taxes: Worse Than You Think
10/24/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Renaissance Biologist: Middle Class Mediocrity
10/24/07 Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Wall Street Journal: Worse Than You Think
10/23/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Heritage Foundation: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/23/07BlogRachel ChaneySchool Choice and Student Safety
10/23/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Campus Report Online: America’s Middle Class Nightmare
10/23/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Washington Times: Playing games with school choice
10/19/07 TVVicki Murray KOCE TV (Los Angeles): Grading Our Schools
10/19/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Washington Flyer: Profiles in Failure
10/15/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
The Flash Report: Upscale Real Estate Guide to Underperforming Schools
10/16/07Radio Lance IzumiJim Bohannon Show/Westwood One: Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/15/07 VideoLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Heritage Foundation: Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
10/14/07Op-Ed Vicki Murray Ventura County Star: Charter-school supporters win
10/12/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Washington D.C. Examiner: Suburban schools not as good as parents think
10/11/07 Op-Ed Vicki Murray Washington D.C. Examiner: ‘Free’ public schools cost way too much
10/10/07Op-Ed Vicki Murray Sacramento Union: Location Affects Education
10/03/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
San Francisco Examiner: Costly homes with failing schools
10/02/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Hispanic CREO's Daily Grito: Choice All Around
10/01/07Op-EdLance IzumiHawaii Reporter: Want Incentives for Public Schools? Try School Choice

SEPTEMBER 2007
09/30/07Op-Ed Vicki Murray San Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco-area parents going broke for 'free' public schools
09/29/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Joanne Jacobs: Good neighborhoods, mediocre schools
09/28/07BlogLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Principled Discovery: Are good schools "Not as Good as You Think"
09/27/07Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Education Week: Book Asks How Bad Schools Happen to Good Suburbs
09/27/07 Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
New York Sun: Book Asks How Bad Schools Happen to Good Suburbs
09/27/07Clipping Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney

Napa Sentinel: Institute study on schools in middle class cities

09/26/07 TVLance izumi Fox News: Are Schools in Upscale Neighborhoods Better?
09/26/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
San Diego Union Tribune: Another myth of the education establishment goes down
09/26/07Radio Lance Izumi KION-AM, Salinas: Not As Good As You Think
09/26/07InterviewVicki MurraySamantha McDermott -Producer -Inside OC/ KOCE-TV PBS: Not as Good as You Think
09/26/07 ClippingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Daily Breeze: Book: Torrance schools underperform
09/25/07 Blog Lance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Friends of Dave: Shattering the Myth of "Good Schools" in "Good Neighborhoods"
09/25/07Press ReleasePRIPacific Research Institute Book Shatters Myth that “Good” Schools Are Found in “Nice” Neighborhoods
09/25/97StudyLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rachel Chaney
Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
09/25/07BlogVicki MurrayLearning Unleashed: Education Reform Lession from Britain
09/25/07TVLance IzumiFox 11 News (Los Angeles): Not as Good as You Think
09/25/07InterviewVicki MurrayDaily Breeze: Book Claims Torrance Schools Underperforming
09/24/07BookLance Izumi, Vicki Murray, Rachel ChaneyNot as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
09/22/97EventLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
School Board Training Santa Clara
09/21/07 Op-EdVicki MurraySacramento Union: Charter Parents and Teachers School the Speaker Nunez
09/21/07Briefing Vicki MurrayRep. Jean Fuller -Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/21/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep. Bob Huff - Assembly Chair, Vice Chair of Budget and Asst. Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think
09/21/07DebateLance Izumi Mercatus Center: Education Reform & Finance in CA
09/21/07BlogRachel ChaneyPRI Blog: Even Dems are Fed Up with Teachers Unions
09/21/07Op-EdVicki MurrayAmerican Public Media (NPR): Expand School Options
09/21/07Op-EdVicki MurrayAmerican Public Media (NPR): Expand School Options
09/21/07Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: Charter Parents and Teachers School the Speaker Nunez
09/20/07LectureLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
West Valley Republican Women, Federated: Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingVicki MurraySen. Hollingsworth, Dennis (36): Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Ackerman, Dick (33): Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Martin Garrick - Ed. Committee, Vice Chair: Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Ashburn, Roy (18): Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingVicki MurraySen. Cogdill, Dave (14): Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07BriefingVicki MurraySen. Wyland, Mark (38) - Vice Chair, Ed. Committee: Not as Good as You Think
09/19/07Cap IdeasVicki MurrayCalifornia Parents Going Broke for "Free" Public Schools
09/19/97Op-EdRachel ChaneyHawaii Reporter: Students and Subprimes
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Anthony Adams - Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Denham, Jeff (12): Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Chuck DeVore - Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Van Tran - Chief Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep. Ted Gaines - Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. McClintock, Tom (19): Not as Good as You Think
09/18/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Roger Niello - Vice Chair of Appropriations and Assistant Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingLance IzumiCA Secty of Food and Agriculture - Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07Op-edVicki MurrayIWF: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/17/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Runner, George (17): Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Todd Spitzer - Assembly Republican Whip: Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Sen. Jim Battin (37): Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Rep. Rick Keene- Assembly Assistant Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep: Mimi Walters - Asst. Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think
09/17/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep. Alan Nakanishi - Ed. Committee: Not as Good as You Think
09/16/07Op-EdVicki Murray4LAKids: Why are so many teachers quitting
09/14/07ConferenceVicki MurrayALEC: Speaker on "Research Findings on School Choice Programs"
09/13/07ClippingVicki MurrayNational Review: Teacher Choice: Vouchers are good for educators, too
09/13/07Op-EdVicki MurrayOutraged Charter Parents and Teachers School Speaker Núñez
09/12/07ClippingVicki MurrayFlashReport: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07ClippingVicki MurraySacramento Schools and the Trillion Dollar Question
09/12/07Op-EdVicki MurrayIndependent Women's Forum: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07Op-EdVicki MurrayStatePoliticsNow: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07Op-EdVicki MurrayOrange County Register: California Focus: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07Op-EdVicki MurrayPRI Blog: California Focus: Why so many teachers are quitting
09/12/07ClippingVicki MurrayNRO: Teacher Choice
09/12/07ClippingVicki MurrayFlashReport: Expand School Options
09/10/07MeetingLance IzumiBoard of Governors
09/10/07BriefingVicki MurrayRep. John Benoit: Not as Good as You Think
09/10/07BriefingVicki MurraySen. Bob Dutton & his Press Secty: Not as Good as You Think
09/08/07ClippingVicki MurrayFetish Clothing: Sacramento Schools and the Trillion Dollar Question
09/06/07BriefingLance Izumi
Vicki Murray
Chief of Staff to Rep.Michael Villines, Assembly Republican Leader: Not as Good as You Think


AUGUST 2007
08/31/07Clipping Lance Izumi Orange County Register: Students as customers. What a concept.
08/29/07Capital IdeasLance Izumi Want Incentives for Public Schools? Try School Choice
08/29/07Op-EdVicki MurrayEast Valley Tribune (AZ): State monopoly hurts students
08/29/07Capital IdeasLance IzumiWant Incentives for Public Schools? Try School Choice
08/28/07BlogJohn GrahamKids' Health Care A Socialist Plot? Yes! And Education Too
08/24/07ClippingVicki MurraySchools K-12: Sacramento Schools and the Trillion Dollar Question
08/23/07StudyVicki MurrayIWF: Empowering Teachers with Choice: How a Diversified Education System Benefits Teachers, Students, and America
08/23/07Capital IdeasRachel ChaneyStudents and Subprimes
08/17/07Op-edVicki Murray & Ian RandolphFlashReport: Testing the California Standards Test
08/17/07Op-edLance IzumiSacramento Union: School Quality is the Key to Student Achievement
08/17/07Op-edVicki MurraySacramento Union: To Prepare Citizens of Tomorrow, Let Parents Choose Children's Schools Today
08/09/07Blog Lance Izumi WSJ Article Gives Unwarranted Boost to Universal Pre-K
08/08/07ContrarianSally PipesTitle IX: You've Come A Long Way, Baby
08/09/07ClippingSally C. PipesCalifornia Republic.org: Title IX: You've Come A Long Way, Baby
08/08/07 ContrarianSally C. PipesTitle IX: You've Come A Long Way, Baby
08/05/2007
08/02/2007
ConferenceVicki Murray Liberty Fund: Harvard University, separation of Church and State

JULY 2007
07/31/07Op-EdVicki Murray and Ian RandolphFlashReport: Putting the CST to the Test
07/31/07SpeechLance Izumi and Vicki MurrayPRI Luncheon in honor of Dr. Friedman's Birthday: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
07/30/07Radio Lance IzumiWDRC-AM (CT): Sen. Clinton's universal preschool proposal
07/25/07 Capital Ideas Lance Izumi School Quality, Not Race, is the Key to Student Achievement
07/23/07Op-Ed Vicki Murray Sacramento Union: CTA's Latest Campaign of Deceit
07/18/07 Capital Ideas K. Lloyd Billingsley Massive Education Waste Case Headed for Third Strike
07/04/07Op-EdAmy KaleitaKansas City Star: Should Public Universities Accept Corporate Funding?
07/02/07Press ReleaseLance Izumi Supreme Court Cites PRI Study “They Have Overcome” in Landmark Case on Race-Based School Assignments

JUNE 2007
06/29/07ClippingLance Izumi California Republic.org: Pelosi's preschool amnesia
06/27/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayParental Choice in Education: A Matter of Right versus Wrong, Not Right versus Left
06/27/07Supreme Court CitationLance IzumiThey Have Overcome
06/22/07ClippingLance Izumi San Francisco Chronicle: School system fails English Learners
06/19/07TourLance IzumiFort Bragg - JFK Special Warfare Center and School Tour
06/18/07RadioVicki MurrayDr. Vicki Murray on Bloomberg Radio (WBBR) discussing Senator Ted Kennedy's proposal to boost Pell Grants
06/16/07Conference (invitation only)Vicki MurrayU.S. Department of Education (Phoenix, AZ): Town Hall Meeting on Higher Education
06/15/07Keynote SpeechVicki MurrayArizona School Tuition Organization Assn.
06/12/07Conference (invitation only)Vicki MurrayU.S. Department of Education (Tempe, AZ): A Test of Leadership: Committing to Advance Postsecondary Education for All Americans
06/10/07RadioVicki MurrayWBBR Bloomberg Radio : On Senator Edward Kennedy’s proposal to raise the maximum award in the U.S. government’s main college scholarship program
06/07/07Capital IdeasVicki MurrayCampus Report: Tear Down the Walls Trapping Students in 'Filthy Rich,' Failing Schools
06/05/07Press ReleaseVicki MurrayGeorgia Policymakers Encourage California to Let Parents Choose Their Children's Schools Using Scholarships
06/01/07Op-EdVicki MurrayFlashReport: New Public School Finance Ranking Reveals Lots of Bucks, Little Bang
06/01/07BriefingVicki Murray and Lance IzumiAssm. Caucus on Federal NCLB Funding recommendations
06/01/07OutreachVicki Mu