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In California and Across the Country, Parents and Their Kids are Abandoning Public Schools
The COVID-19 pandemic may have been the crack in the dam that allowed parents’ building frustration with the regular public schools to burst forth. Public school enrollment is nose-diving across the country, with legions of parents everywhere choosing other learning options for their children. The National Alliance for Public Charter ...
Education
Lance Izumi Discusses Homeschool Boom on Newsy Tonight
Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the growth in homeschooling enrollment and his upcoming book “The Homeschool Boom” with host Chance Seales on “Newsy Tonight” on Newsy.
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Lance Izumi on KFDA Talks “The Homeschool Boom”
Lance Izumi joins NewsDay Amarillo on KFDA to talk about his new book, The Homeschool Boom. Izumi’s book examines why parents and students are pursuing homeschool options after school closures, Lance Izumi on KFDA Amarillo.
Charter Schools
Lance Izumi Quoted in New York Post on Education, Newsom Recall
6,163,001 reasons for California voters to recall Gavin Newsom on Tuesday By Deroy Murdock There are 6,163,001 reasons for California voters to recall Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. That’s the number of K-12 students who largely are ill-served by the Golden State’s Democratic governor. California once boasted America’s finest government classrooms. ...
Education
Lance Izumi – The Homeschool Boom
Our guest this week on PRI’s Next Round podcast is Lance Izumi, senior director of education. Lance discusses his upcoming book The Homeschool Boom: Pandemic, Policies, and Possibilities. There’s been a homeschooling boom during the pandemic, as parents have sought ways to improve their children’s education during the school lockdowns. ...
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CAPITAL IDEAS: The Education Landscape: Where We Are and What the Future Holds
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT The following is a speech given by Lance Izumi, senior director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute, to The Parent Union on August 19, 2021. There is so much going on in education, both in California and nationally, that I thought I would ...
Coronavirus
Corey DeAngelis – School Choice and Covid-19
PRI’s podcast guest this week is Corey DeAngelis, executive director of the Educational Freedom Institute, director of research for the National Federation for Children, and a fellow at the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation. He is interviewed by PRI’s director of the Young Leaders Circle, Evan Harris. They discuss ...
Education
Newsday Amarillo Interviews Lance Izumi on Homeschooling
PRI’s Lance Izumi joins Newsday Amarillo in Texas to talk about the rise of homeschooling in education due to COVID-19 and the pandemic.
Education
EdChoice Interviews Lance Izumi on School Choice, Education
The EdChoice “Big Ideas” podcast interviewed Lance Izumi, senior director for the Center for Education at Pacific Research Institute, about his recent book A Kite in the Hurricane No More. Lance talks about Mia Giordano, a co-author and focus of the book, which chronicles Mia’s experiences trying to navigate school with ...
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New Analysis: Social Justice Math in San Francisco Hurt Kids’ Performance
In the controversy over the proposed “woke” California math curriculum framework, which has thankfully been shelved for at least the time being, proponents often pointed to San Francisco as an example where a similar math program supposedly improved student achievement. New research, however, shows just the opposite—woke math hurt student ...
In California and Across the Country, Parents and Their Kids are Abandoning Public Schools
The COVID-19 pandemic may have been the crack in the dam that allowed parents’ building frustration with the regular public schools to burst forth. Public school enrollment is nose-diving across the country, with legions of parents everywhere choosing other learning options for their children. The National Alliance for Public Charter ...
Lance Izumi Discusses Homeschool Boom on Newsy Tonight
Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the growth in homeschooling enrollment and his upcoming book “The Homeschool Boom” with host Chance Seales on “Newsy Tonight” on Newsy.
Lance Izumi on KFDA Talks “The Homeschool Boom”
Lance Izumi joins NewsDay Amarillo on KFDA to talk about his new book, The Homeschool Boom. Izumi’s book examines why parents and students are pursuing homeschool options after school closures, Lance Izumi on KFDA Amarillo.
Lance Izumi Quoted in New York Post on Education, Newsom Recall
6,163,001 reasons for California voters to recall Gavin Newsom on Tuesday By Deroy Murdock There are 6,163,001 reasons for California voters to recall Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. That’s the number of K-12 students who largely are ill-served by the Golden State’s Democratic governor. California once boasted America’s finest government classrooms. ...
Lance Izumi – The Homeschool Boom
Our guest this week on PRI’s Next Round podcast is Lance Izumi, senior director of education. Lance discusses his upcoming book The Homeschool Boom: Pandemic, Policies, and Possibilities. There’s been a homeschooling boom during the pandemic, as parents have sought ways to improve their children’s education during the school lockdowns. ...
CAPITAL IDEAS: The Education Landscape: Where We Are and What the Future Holds
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT The following is a speech given by Lance Izumi, senior director of the Center for Education at the Pacific Research Institute, to The Parent Union on August 19, 2021. There is so much going on in education, both in California and nationally, that I thought I would ...
Corey DeAngelis – School Choice and Covid-19
PRI’s podcast guest this week is Corey DeAngelis, executive director of the Educational Freedom Institute, director of research for the National Federation for Children, and a fellow at the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation. He is interviewed by PRI’s director of the Young Leaders Circle, Evan Harris. They discuss ...
Newsday Amarillo Interviews Lance Izumi on Homeschooling
PRI’s Lance Izumi joins Newsday Amarillo in Texas to talk about the rise of homeschooling in education due to COVID-19 and the pandemic.
EdChoice Interviews Lance Izumi on School Choice, Education
The EdChoice “Big Ideas” podcast interviewed Lance Izumi, senior director for the Center for Education at Pacific Research Institute, about his recent book A Kite in the Hurricane No More. Lance talks about Mia Giordano, a co-author and focus of the book, which chronicles Mia’s experiences trying to navigate school with ...
New Analysis: Social Justice Math in San Francisco Hurt Kids’ Performance
In the controversy over the proposed “woke” California math curriculum framework, which has thankfully been shelved for at least the time being, proponents often pointed to San Francisco as an example where a similar math program supposedly improved student achievement. New research, however, shows just the opposite—woke math hurt student ...
