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Author: Lance Izumi

Lance Izumi is Senior Director of the Pacific Research Institute’s Center for Education. Izumi is the author of The Corrupt Classroom (2017), the 2019 book Choosing Diversity: How Charter Schools Promote Diverse Learning Models and Meet the Diverse Needs of Parents and Children. His newest book, The Homeschool Boom, examines why parents and students are pursuing homeschool options after school closures.

Los Angeles and Oakland Get ‘F’ Grades for Charter Funding ‘Equity’

August 22, 2023   2:20 pmAugust 22, 2023   2:40 pm
The University of Arkansas study compared funding for regular public schools and charter schools in 18 cities across the country using 2019-2020 budget data.  Historically, regular public schools have been funded more generously than charter schools, which are autonomous publicly...
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Gov. Newsom Ignores Lax Safety Practices at CA Public Schools

June 3, 2022   2:50 amJune 2, 2022   9:48 pm
In the aftermath of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, California Governor Gavin Newsom, like many of his fellow Democrats, called for greater gun controls, but ignored lax safety practices at the state’s public schools. In a press conference...
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