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KCBS Radio Interviews Lance Izumi About Changing SAT College Admissions

PRI’s senior director of the Center for Education Lance Izumi joins KCBS Radio in Sacramento, CA, to discuss the changing SAT admissions process for college-bound students and the decisions by the University of California system to drop the SAT test. Lance Izumi on KCBS Radio Sacramento
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi Talks Charter Schools on EdNext “Education Exchange” Podcast

PRI Senior Director of the Center for Education Lance Izumi joins “The Education Exchange” podcast to discuss Izumi’s latest brief about charter schools, “”New Obstacles Hinder Students Trapped in Failing Schools from Escaping to Charter Schools.” Izumi also talks about the latest actions by the California State Legislature to limit ...
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi Featured in EdSource, “California Voices: budget reactions 2021-22”

EdSource asked leaders representing all segments of California’s education system to comment on Gov. Newsom’s 2021-22 budget proposal. This year, we’ve presented their responses in reverse alphabetical order, which seemed apt for these topsy-turvey times. . . . What stands out in the governor’s proposed budget for education? There is ...
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A New Year, A Promising New Education Model

With the disastrous education landscape of 2020 now in the rear-view mirror, the New Year offers the opportunity to consider new ways of delivering effective learning to America’s children.  Portal Schools is one such promising model. Confronted with student-learning catastrophes during the COVID crisis, some states, according to a new ...
Education

Watch PRI’s Lance Izumi Discuss School Choice Brief on CBS Amarillo

PRI’s Lance Izumi joins Newsday Amarillo to talk about his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More, detailing school choice and alternative learning. Izumi explains the journey of Mia Giordano, who moved from a conventional public education model to the Arrowsmith Program, which incorporates the latest brain research into their ...
Coronavirus

PRI’s Lance Izumi Talks About the Need to Reopen Schools on Newsy

Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the debate over school reopenings and the resignation of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Newsy, the national cable news network. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Newsy-7_00-PM-8_00-PM-Lance-Izumi-interview-NT-1.8.2021.mp4
Charter Schools

NEW BRIEF: New Obstacles Hinder Students Trapped in Failing Schools From Escaping to Charter Schools

Political interests, teachers unions and legislators are thwarting new and existing charter schools, and parents and students must use every available tool to fight back, argues a new research brief released today by the Pacific Research Institute, a California-based, nonpartisan think tank.   Click here to download the brief   ...
Education

Lance Izumi Talks School Choice on Newsday Amarillo KGNC Radio

PRI’s Lance Izumi joins Newsday Amarillo to talk about his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More, detailing school choice and alternative learning. Izumi explains the journey of Mia Giordano, who moved from a conventional public education model to the Arrowsmith Program, which incorporates the latest brain research into ...
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We Need More Educational Choice Options for Special Needs Children

With the education world in flux because of the COVID pandemic, it is time to push for the broadest range of education options possible for all children, including those with special needs. My new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More, which I co-authored with Mia Giordano, tells the ...
Education

Lance Izumi Discusses New Book on David Webb Show

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More on “The David Webb Show” on Sirius XM Patriot, Channel 125. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lance-Izumi-David-Webb-12.7.20.mp3
Education

KCBS Radio Interviews Lance Izumi About Changing SAT College Admissions

PRI’s senior director of the Center for Education Lance Izumi joins KCBS Radio in Sacramento, CA, to discuss the changing SAT admissions process for college-bound students and the decisions by the University of California system to drop the SAT test. Lance Izumi on KCBS Radio Sacramento
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi Talks Charter Schools on EdNext “Education Exchange” Podcast

PRI Senior Director of the Center for Education Lance Izumi joins “The Education Exchange” podcast to discuss Izumi’s latest brief about charter schools, “”New Obstacles Hinder Students Trapped in Failing Schools from Escaping to Charter Schools.” Izumi also talks about the latest actions by the California State Legislature to limit ...
Charter Schools

Lance Izumi Featured in EdSource, “California Voices: budget reactions 2021-22”

EdSource asked leaders representing all segments of California’s education system to comment on Gov. Newsom’s 2021-22 budget proposal. This year, we’ve presented their responses in reverse alphabetical order, which seemed apt for these topsy-turvey times. . . . What stands out in the governor’s proposed budget for education? There is ...
Blog

A New Year, A Promising New Education Model

With the disastrous education landscape of 2020 now in the rear-view mirror, the New Year offers the opportunity to consider new ways of delivering effective learning to America’s children.  Portal Schools is one such promising model. Confronted with student-learning catastrophes during the COVID crisis, some states, according to a new ...
Education

Watch PRI’s Lance Izumi Discuss School Choice Brief on CBS Amarillo

PRI’s Lance Izumi joins Newsday Amarillo to talk about his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More, detailing school choice and alternative learning. Izumi explains the journey of Mia Giordano, who moved from a conventional public education model to the Arrowsmith Program, which incorporates the latest brain research into their ...
Coronavirus

PRI’s Lance Izumi Talks About the Need to Reopen Schools on Newsy

Watch Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss the debate over school reopenings and the resignation of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Newsy, the national cable news network. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Newsy-7_00-PM-8_00-PM-Lance-Izumi-interview-NT-1.8.2021.mp4
Charter Schools

NEW BRIEF: New Obstacles Hinder Students Trapped in Failing Schools From Escaping to Charter Schools

Political interests, teachers unions and legislators are thwarting new and existing charter schools, and parents and students must use every available tool to fight back, argues a new research brief released today by the Pacific Research Institute, a California-based, nonpartisan think tank.   Click here to download the brief   ...
Education

Lance Izumi Talks School Choice on Newsday Amarillo KGNC Radio

PRI’s Lance Izumi joins Newsday Amarillo to talk about his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More, detailing school choice and alternative learning. Izumi explains the journey of Mia Giordano, who moved from a conventional public education model to the Arrowsmith Program, which incorporates the latest brain research into ...
Blog

We Need More Educational Choice Options for Special Needs Children

With the education world in flux because of the COVID pandemic, it is time to push for the broadest range of education options possible for all children, including those with special needs. My new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More, which I co-authored with Mia Giordano, tells the ...
Education

Lance Izumi Discusses New Book on David Webb Show

Listen to Lance Izumi, senior director of PRI’s Center for Education, discuss his new book A Kite in a Hurricane No More on “The David Webb Show” on Sirius XM Patriot, Channel 125. https://www.pacificresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lance-Izumi-David-Webb-12.7.20.mp3
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