Education
Commentary
Learn more about what Trump presidency means for school chose
Will Families Get To Choose Which School Is Best For Their Child Under Trump
Listen to the entire interview on the Lars Larson Show here.
Education
Norton Rainey – CEO of Ace Scholarships on School Choice
Our guest on this week’s podcast is Norton Rainey, CEO of Ace Scholarships, an organization focused on securing financial support for low-income kids to attend great schools. We chat with Norton about their recent education survey of parents and their thoughts on school choice. We also discuss the many advancements ...
affirmative action
Learn more about race-based college admissions
Top colleges report fewer Black and Hispanic students in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Conservative analysts say there is already evidence of defiance. They pointed to numbers in the database showing that shares of Asian students fell by 6 percentage points at Yale and Duke this fall, even though the Supreme Court case involved claims of discrimination against Asian American applicants. “Such drops in ...
Anti-Semitism
Read the latest about anti-Semitism at California's colleges and universities
Title VI Must Be Enforced Against Private Colleges Which Flounder in the Face of Anti-Semitism
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees that ‘no person in the United States, shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation, in, be denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance.’ While ...
Classroom Ideology
Learn more about the math and literacy crisis
Dr. Lance Izumi On Why Kids Can’t Read or Do Math
Dr. Lance Izumi, senior director of the Pacific Research Institute’s Center for Education, recently wrote “The Great Classroom Collapse.” The book centers around a fundamental question: Why can’t kids today read or do math? In an attempt to answer that question, “The Great Classroom Collapse” is divided into three sections: ...
Anti-Semitism
Read the latest on anti-Semitism at California's public colleges and universities
California Makes Significant Strides in Managing Pro-Palestine Protests at Public Universities
A year on from Hamas’s coordinated and heinous attack on Israel on October 7th 2023, the protests on college campuses in support of Palestine which swept the nation earlier this year show no signs of slowing. Under pressure from both their student bodies and donors, college administrators have struggled to ...
Education
Dr. Lance Izumi explains why math scores are low in the United States
Watch the full interview here.
Classroom Ideology
Listen to Lance Izumi discuss “The Great Classroom Collapse” on “Freedom in Action” on KQMS Radio
Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his latest book The Great Classroom Collapse with host Kelly Frost on “Freedom in Action” on KQMS Radio in Redding. Click to listen to the interview Click to listen to a short promo of the interview:
Blog
Learn how public schools are failing our students
Why are math scores cratering? Blame progressive math instruction.
Recently, as I was sitting in the dentist’s chair, I mentioned to my dental hygienist that I had just written a new book entitled The Great Classroom Collapse, which tells the stories of students, parents, and teachers who are experiencing the implosion of math and reading learning in America’s schools. ...
Blog
CAPITAL IDEAS – Dim View: New PRI Poll Shows Just 4 out of 10 Voters Rate their Local School Boards Positively
As school boards grapple with issues ranging from poor student achievement scores in reading and math on state and national tests to widespread student behavior and discipline problems to ideological controversies, the public is less than happy with the performance of their school boards in the face of these challenges. ...
Learn more about what Trump presidency means for school chose
Will Families Get To Choose Which School Is Best For Their Child Under Trump
Listen to the entire interview on the Lars Larson Show here.
Norton Rainey – CEO of Ace Scholarships on School Choice
Our guest on this week’s podcast is Norton Rainey, CEO of Ace Scholarships, an organization focused on securing financial support for low-income kids to attend great schools. We chat with Norton about their recent education survey of parents and their thoughts on school choice. We also discuss the many advancements ...
Learn more about race-based college admissions
Top colleges report fewer Black and Hispanic students in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Conservative analysts say there is already evidence of defiance. They pointed to numbers in the database showing that shares of Asian students fell by 6 percentage points at Yale and Duke this fall, even though the Supreme Court case involved claims of discrimination against Asian American applicants. “Such drops in ...
Read the latest about anti-Semitism at California's colleges and universities
Title VI Must Be Enforced Against Private Colleges Which Flounder in the Face of Anti-Semitism
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees that ‘no person in the United States, shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation, in, be denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance.’ While ...
Learn more about the math and literacy crisis
Dr. Lance Izumi On Why Kids Can’t Read or Do Math
Dr. Lance Izumi, senior director of the Pacific Research Institute’s Center for Education, recently wrote “The Great Classroom Collapse.” The book centers around a fundamental question: Why can’t kids today read or do math? In an attempt to answer that question, “The Great Classroom Collapse” is divided into three sections: ...
Read the latest on anti-Semitism at California's public colleges and universities
California Makes Significant Strides in Managing Pro-Palestine Protests at Public Universities
A year on from Hamas’s coordinated and heinous attack on Israel on October 7th 2023, the protests on college campuses in support of Palestine which swept the nation earlier this year show no signs of slowing. Under pressure from both their student bodies and donors, college administrators have struggled to ...
Dr. Lance Izumi explains why math scores are low in the United States
Watch the full interview here.
Listen to Lance Izumi discuss “The Great Classroom Collapse” on “Freedom in Action” on KQMS Radio
Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his latest book The Great Classroom Collapse with host Kelly Frost on “Freedom in Action” on KQMS Radio in Redding. Click to listen to the interview Click to listen to a short promo of the interview:
Learn how public schools are failing our students
Why are math scores cratering? Blame progressive math instruction.
Recently, as I was sitting in the dentist’s chair, I mentioned to my dental hygienist that I had just written a new book entitled The Great Classroom Collapse, which tells the stories of students, parents, and teachers who are experiencing the implosion of math and reading learning in America’s schools. ...
CAPITAL IDEAS – Dim View: New PRI Poll Shows Just 4 out of 10 Voters Rate their Local School Boards Positively
As school boards grapple with issues ranging from poor student achievement scores in reading and math on state and national tests to widespread student behavior and discipline problems to ideological controversies, the public is less than happy with the performance of their school boards in the face of these challenges. ...
