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California Education Scholar Lance Izumi Scores Exclusive Interview with Secretary Betsy DeVos

October 20, 2020 3:40 pm

Lance Izumi, senior director of the Pacific Research Institute’s Center for Education, recently interviewed U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, and covered the importance of expanding school choice opportunities for every student in America, school re-openings following the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Voting ‘NO’ on Prop 16 Means No Discrimination or Affirmative Action

August 10, 2020 12:29 pmAugust 10, 2020 5:09 pm

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” That is the opening statement of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg...

San Diego Parents Form School Advocacy Group to Improve Public Education

July 20, 2020 6:43 pmJuly 20, 2020 6:43 pm

An active group of parent public school advocates has created San Diego Schools, “to enable parents and student to better understand how their school District operates, how to receive the most value for their education and how their participation can...

The Charter School Compromise: ‘Intent to Cripple California’s Charter Schools’

October 3, 2019 7:31 amOctober 4, 2019 6:34 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent out a press release Wednesday announcing that he will sign “the first major overhaul to the charter schools law since its enactment 27 years ago, and will address longstanding challenges for both traditional public school districts...

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California’s Financial Future Looking Shaky After 2019 Legislative Session

September 23, 2019 8:37 amSeptember 23, 2019 4:22 pm

‘California’s unrestricted net deficit grew by 25 percent in the last year alone’ Following the close of the 2019 legislative session, Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) provided a listing of “California’s Dirty Baker’s Dozen: Veto-Worthy Policy Proposals that Shouldn’t...

California Education Department Produces Unintelligible Ethnic Studies Gibberish

August 12, 2019 8:20 amAugust 12, 2019 2:43 pm

More money, no reforms, no school choice expansion equals continued poor achievement by students. ~Lance Izumi While the California Department of Education has released an unintelligible draft of ethnic studies gibberish, California “education leaders” are pushing a bill for a...

California Public Schools: Still Not as Good as You Think

July 22, 2019 7:39 amJuly 23, 2019 6:57 am

The 60 percent increase in Kindergarten through 12th grade spending in California’s schools, just since 2011 hasn’t made a difference in student performance, California Globe recently reported. Recently, education scholar Lance Izumi and I had a chance to discuss his...