Senior Director of Education at the Pacific Research Institute

Newsom’s Proposed Education Budget: ‘Big Spending, Little Results’

January 19, 2026 11:55 amJanuary 19, 2026 11:55 am

“Overwhelmingly, schools named for Dr. King fail to meet basic academic benchmarks established by the state for Reading and Math,” Gloria Romero reports at the Globe on Martin Luther King Day 2026. Coinciding with MLK Day 2026, and Gloria Romero’s...

California’s Parent Revolution Will Impact Midterm Election Outcomes

October 31, 2022 8:14 amNovember 1, 2022 9:54 am

The parent revolution in California could impact and maybe even determine the outcomes of more than just school board races this November. The awakening of California parents during Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lockdowns of schools across the state can only be...

Gov. Newsom’s Blatant Dishonesty on California Public School Test Scores

October 24, 2022 12:35 pmOctober 25, 2022 9:55 am

In a brazenly political move, California Superintendent of Instruction Tony Thurmond and the California Department of Education announced they would not release statewide student test scores until after the November election, the Globe reported in September. “If California’s state test...