Lance Izumi
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The Fight for Greater Transparency in Public Schools
One of the big fallouts of the COVID pandemic has been the revelation of what is being taught in the regular public schools. Some of the most publicized revelations have occurred in California. Last year, it came to light that the Santa Clara Office of Education had conducted a series ...
Commentary
Failing Public Schools Motivate More Black Families to Homeschool
As the United States observes Black History Month, African-American families are making history by leaving failing public schools and homeschooling their children in record numbers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, parents, and especially black parents, found public schools incapable of handling the crisis. Even prior to the pandemic, public schools were ...
Education
Valentine’s Day Special: Why Parents Love Homeschooling
Lance’s interview Begins at 56:30 mark.
Charter Schools
Blue state parents turn to home schooling
Closed public schools. COVID-19 mandates. Woke curricula. For these reasons and more, parents in blue states are turning to home schooling in droves. Nationally, home schooling has boomed. According to Census Bureau data, the proportion of households home-schooling their children skyrocketed from 5% in spring 2020 to 20% in spring ...
Education
Listen – Lance Izumi Interview on the Voice of Reason Radio
Interview begins at the 24:30 timestamp.
Education
Listen to Lance Izumi on National Review’s Radio Free California Podcast
Will talks with education expert Dr. Lance Izumi about his latest book, ‘The Homeschool Boom.’ Begin at 1:12:30.
Blog
For National School Choice Week, The Homeschool Boom Continues
As America celebrates National School Choice Week from January 24th through the 30th, choice is growing, especially homeschooling. In my new book The Homeschool Boom: Pandemic, Policies, and Possibilities, I detail the phenomenal increase in homeschooling across the country. Since the book went to print, new federal data has come ...
Commentary
Read how changing funding won’t lead to public school reforms
A new proposal to continue high levels of funding for California school districts would, if enacted, remove incentives for the public schools to improve themselves. State Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, recently proposed SB 830, which would switch the way public schools are ...
Commentary
Education Expert Reactions Gov. Newsom’s 2022-23 Education Budget
What among the governor’s proposals will most advance students’ recovery from the pandemic and why? The governor proposes to significantly expand early childhood programs and says this spending can provide very young children “the skills and tools needed to succeed in school.” Perhaps it will, but research from other states ...
The Fight for Greater Transparency in Public Schools
One of the big fallouts of the COVID pandemic has been the revelation of what is being taught in the regular public schools. Some of the most publicized revelations have occurred in California. Last year, it came to light that the Santa Clara Office of Education had conducted a series ...
Failing Public Schools Motivate More Black Families to Homeschool
As the United States observes Black History Month, African-American families are making history by leaving failing public schools and homeschooling their children in record numbers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, parents, and especially black parents, found public schools incapable of handling the crisis. Even prior to the pandemic, public schools were ...
Valentine’s Day Special: Why Parents Love Homeschooling
Lance’s interview Begins at 56:30 mark.
Blue state parents turn to home schooling
Closed public schools. COVID-19 mandates. Woke curricula. For these reasons and more, parents in blue states are turning to home schooling in droves. Nationally, home schooling has boomed. According to Census Bureau data, the proportion of households home-schooling their children skyrocketed from 5% in spring 2020 to 20% in spring ...
Listen – Lance Izumi Interview on the Voice of Reason Radio
Interview begins at the 24:30 timestamp.
Listen to Lance Izumi on National Review’s Radio Free California Podcast
Will talks with education expert Dr. Lance Izumi about his latest book, ‘The Homeschool Boom.’ Begin at 1:12:30.
For National School Choice Week, The Homeschool Boom Continues
As America celebrates National School Choice Week from January 24th through the 30th, choice is growing, especially homeschooling. In my new book The Homeschool Boom: Pandemic, Policies, and Possibilities, I detail the phenomenal increase in homeschooling across the country. Since the book went to print, new federal data has come ...
Read how changing funding won’t lead to public school reforms
A new proposal to continue high levels of funding for California school districts would, if enacted, remove incentives for the public schools to improve themselves. State Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, recently proposed SB 830, which would switch the way public schools are ...
Education Expert Reactions Gov. Newsom’s 2022-23 Education Budget
What among the governor’s proposals will most advance students’ recovery from the pandemic and why? The governor proposes to significantly expand early childhood programs and says this spending can provide very young children “the skills and tools needed to succeed in school.” Perhaps it will, but research from other states ...
