Education
Business & Economics
Harry Crocker – What Would Have Happened if George Armstrong Custer Had Lived?
Regnery Publishing Vice President and Executive Editor Harry Crocker joins us to talk about his new book Armstrong, which imagines what would have if George Armstrong Custer survived the Battle of Little Big Horn. We discuss his inspiration for writing the book, the challenges faced today by the conservative book ...
Blog
What We’re Watching – September 21
Tim Anaya – Boy Asks President Trump for a Hug Our friends in North and South Carolina are busy today getting back on track in the aftermath of last week’s destructive Hurricane Florence. The aftermath of this devastating storm was not all tragic. President Trump and several Cabinet officials toured ...
School Choice
What We’re Watching – September 14
Tim Anaya – Dave Rubin interviews Peter Thiel Watch this fascinating interview with past PRI gala speaker Peter Thiel. In a wide-ranging discussion (more than 2 hours long!) with Dave Rubin on “The Rubin Report,” Thiel discusses his work creating PayPal and being the first outside investor in Facebook, his ...
Education
Lance Izumi Discusses Student Free Speech and Washington State Teacher Strikes on Lars Larson Show
Listen to Koret Senior Fellow in Education and Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi discuss the ongoing Washington state teacher strikes, and his recent op-ed on the victory of an Oregon student in a student free speech case on “The Lars Larson Show”. The interview begins at the ...
Blog
Clear Distinctions in Race for State Schools Chief
If the recent PPIC debate is any indication, expect this year’s race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction to be a close race with clear differences between the two candidates. Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, wins the contest for most compelling personal story. His father abandoned his family when he was ...
Commentary
At Last, Schools Paying for Suppressing Students’ Free Speech
While anti-Trump bias continues to reign in America’s schools, courageous students are standing up for their First Amendment free-speech rights, and the courts are starting to back them up. In Oregon, a high school outside Portland suspended student Addison Barnes because he refused to cover up his “Donald J. Trump Border Wall Construction Co.” t-shirt. An ...
Education
Lance Izumi Talks Student Free Speech on The David Webb Show
Koret Senior Fellow in Education and Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi discusses the challenges to student free speech in the classroom on The David Webb Show on SiriusXM Patriot, Channel 125. Click here to listen to the interview
Education
Lance Izumi Discusses American Education Agenda on Phil Cowan Show
Listen to Koret Senior Fellow in Education and Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi discuss school choice, education reform, and his book An American Education Agenda with guest host Katy Grimes on “The Phil Cowan Show” on KTKZ Radio in Sacramento.
California
Teacher Unions Reap What They Sow With Unsustainable Pensions
The unions that represent California teachers have demanded, and received, platinum retirements for their members. But the good days at someone else’s expense cannot last forever. California teachers are beginning to feel the pain that they inflicted on themselves. “Schools are laying off employees and slashing programs,” the Wall Street Journal reported ...
Education
Here’s Why Colleges Are Quickly Dropping SAT and ACT Essay Requirements
Colleges are quickly dropping their SAT and ACT essay requirements for applicants, with education experts saying the compositions “have never been of much use” and the institutions suggesting that their additional cost prevented poorer students from applying. Brown University ditched the requirement on Wednesday, making it the last Ivy League ...
Harry Crocker – What Would Have Happened if George Armstrong Custer Had Lived?
Regnery Publishing Vice President and Executive Editor Harry Crocker joins us to talk about his new book Armstrong, which imagines what would have if George Armstrong Custer survived the Battle of Little Big Horn. We discuss his inspiration for writing the book, the challenges faced today by the conservative book ...
What We’re Watching – September 21
Tim Anaya – Boy Asks President Trump for a Hug Our friends in North and South Carolina are busy today getting back on track in the aftermath of last week’s destructive Hurricane Florence. The aftermath of this devastating storm was not all tragic. President Trump and several Cabinet officials toured ...
What We’re Watching – September 14
Tim Anaya – Dave Rubin interviews Peter Thiel Watch this fascinating interview with past PRI gala speaker Peter Thiel. In a wide-ranging discussion (more than 2 hours long!) with Dave Rubin on “The Rubin Report,” Thiel discusses his work creating PayPal and being the first outside investor in Facebook, his ...
Lance Izumi Discusses Student Free Speech and Washington State Teacher Strikes on Lars Larson Show
Listen to Koret Senior Fellow in Education and Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi discuss the ongoing Washington state teacher strikes, and his recent op-ed on the victory of an Oregon student in a student free speech case on “The Lars Larson Show”. The interview begins at the ...
Clear Distinctions in Race for State Schools Chief
If the recent PPIC debate is any indication, expect this year’s race for State Superintendent of Public Instruction to be a close race with clear differences between the two candidates. Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, D-Richmond, wins the contest for most compelling personal story. His father abandoned his family when he was ...
At Last, Schools Paying for Suppressing Students’ Free Speech
While anti-Trump bias continues to reign in America’s schools, courageous students are standing up for their First Amendment free-speech rights, and the courts are starting to back them up. In Oregon, a high school outside Portland suspended student Addison Barnes because he refused to cover up his “Donald J. Trump Border Wall Construction Co.” t-shirt. An ...
Lance Izumi Talks Student Free Speech on The David Webb Show
Koret Senior Fellow in Education and Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi discusses the challenges to student free speech in the classroom on The David Webb Show on SiriusXM Patriot, Channel 125. Click here to listen to the interview
Lance Izumi Discusses American Education Agenda on Phil Cowan Show
Listen to Koret Senior Fellow in Education and Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi discuss school choice, education reform, and his book An American Education Agenda with guest host Katy Grimes on “The Phil Cowan Show” on KTKZ Radio in Sacramento.
Teacher Unions Reap What They Sow With Unsustainable Pensions
The unions that represent California teachers have demanded, and received, platinum retirements for their members. But the good days at someone else’s expense cannot last forever. California teachers are beginning to feel the pain that they inflicted on themselves. “Schools are laying off employees and slashing programs,” the Wall Street Journal reported ...
Here’s Why Colleges Are Quickly Dropping SAT and ACT Essay Requirements
Colleges are quickly dropping their SAT and ACT essay requirements for applicants, with education experts saying the compositions “have never been of much use” and the institutions suggesting that their additional cost prevented poorer students from applying. Brown University ditched the requirement on Wednesday, making it the last Ivy League ...
