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Court Re-Connects with Reality in Homeschool Reversal
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 8.27.2008
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 to parents to homeschool their children. When the court recently reversed itself, the judges cited this state practice as a key reason for the reversal.
Demography Is Not Destiny: Reform Lessons from Florida on Overcoming Achievement Gaps
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D, Matthew Ladner, Ph.D on 8.11.2008
The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in California, today released a report showing that a disadvantaged socio-economic background does not necessarily consign students to poor academic performance.
The High Price of Failure in California: How Inadequate Education Costs Schools, Students, and Society
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 8.4.2008
More than a decade ago, in 1996, the California State University (CSU) trustees adopted a policy to reduce the need for remediation to no more than 10 percent of incoming freshmen by 2007. Results to date are not encouraging.
Impact - July 2008
7.31.2008
PRI Ideas in Action - July 2008
Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report
Demography Is Not Destiny: Florida Schools California
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 7.30.2008
Today California ranks 48th in basic reading and math skills. A challenging student population is a popular scapegoat, especially Hispanic students.” By this “logic,” Hispanic populations are growing rapidly, Hispanic students under-perform, therefore southwestern states are doomed. But states like Florida prove demography is not destiny.
The Costs of California’s “Promote Now, Pay Later” Plan
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 7.16.2008 7:30:00 PM
SACRAMENTO—Last month students across California graduated from high school eager to start college in the fall. How many will wind up in remedial classes repeating work they should have already mastered? The numbers—and the price tag—are probably a lot more than you think.
Blueprint for Education Reform Leaves out Choice
By: Ian Randolph on 7.9.2008 5:30:00 PM
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared 2008 “The Year of Education Reform,” and more than halfway through the year, California parents continue to wait for promised relief. If the governor’s blueprint for reform is any indication, they may be waiting for a long time.
Impact - June 2008
6.30.2008
PRI Ideas in Action - June 2008
Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report
English Immersion or Law Evasion?
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D., Rachel Chaney, Jennifer Nelson on 6.27.2008
A 10th-Anniversary Retrospective on Proposition 227 and the “End” of Bilingual Education
How California Can Graduate More Students: The Arizona Example
By: Ian Randolph on 6.18.2008 2:00:00 PM
On June 5, Education Week released Diplomas Count 2008: School to College. The report finds that three in 10 students who enroll in California public high schools fail to graduate. The statistics mask a more dismal reality, but there is a way the Golden State can improve.
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