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Ensuring Free Speech on California College Campuses

Recent polls show that many college students are worried about the declining state of free speech on campus. In California, the attacks on campus free speech have been fierce and increasing.  PRI’s Steve Hayward, who is currently teaching at UC Berkeley, described his front row-seat to the current clash over ...
Business & Economics

Reading The Gorsuch Tea Leaves In Key Union Case

Lawyers recently finished arguing a potentially historic workers’ free speech case before the U.S. Supreme Court and pundits are buzzing about Justice Neil Gorsuch’s silence during the proceedings.  However, Gorsuch’s views on individual liberty are clear and that’s not good news for the public employee unions. The case, Janus v. ...
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Education for the Future

When the Pacific Research Institute asked business leaders about what makes California an unattractive state to locate or expand their companies, one respondent said, “Every single thing you can imagine.”  And, among the many complaints from business leaders is the pitiful quality of California’s public education system. Asked about California’s ...
Charter Schools

Trump’s Education Budget Puts Students Ahead Of Special Interests

President Trump’s proposed 2019 education budget, with its elimination of 29 ineffective or duplicative programs, drew howls from special-interest groups. Despite their hyperventilation, the president rightly focuses his spending priorities on the needs of students rather than on what the Washington spending lobby wants. Trump proposes a 5 percent reduction ...
Charter Schools

Here’s Why The Education Department Eliminated Its ‘Extremely Wasteful Programs,’ According To Expert

The Department of Education requested over 10 percent less funding for its 2018 budget, and an education scholar explained Friday why he supported the decision. The Trump administration requested $59.9 billion for 2018 — an amount $7.1 billion smaller than its 2017 budget. Lance Izumi, senior director of education studies ...
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Lance Izumi Talks Education Reform with Katy Grimes on KTKZ AM 1380 Sacramento

https://soundcloud.com/phil-cowan1/2-12-18-katy-grimes-guest-hosts-for-phil Koret Senior Fellow in Education and Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi discusses the latest topics in the education reform movement with guest host Katy Grimes on the “The Phil Cowan Show” on KTKZ AM 1380 in Sacramento. The interview begins at the 1:28 mark.
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Lance Izumi on The David Webb Show on Sirius XM Patriot Channel 125

Listen to Lance Izumi, director of PRI’s Center for Education and Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies, discuss his recent books The Corrupt Classroom and An American Education Agenda on “The David Webb Show” on Sirius XM Patriot Channel 125. Click here to listen to the interview.
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Listen to Lance Izumi on The Bottom Line with Roger Marsh

Listen to Lance Izumi, director of PRI’s Center for Education and Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies, interviewed on “The Bottom Line with Roger Marsh”, which airs on stations in California and Oregon, on “replacing corruption with choice in the classroom”.
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There They Go Again!

One of Ronald Reagan’s legendary lines in a debate with Jimmy Carter was, “There you go again!” When it comes to the UC and CSU system continually threatening to raise tuition unless the Legislature gives them (even) more money, California taxpayers are crying, “There you go again!” This annual budget ...
Education

Lance Izumi: What CA Can Do to Expand School Choice

Watch PRI’s Lance Izumi discusses what California can do to expand school choice during PRI’s celebration of National School Choice Week in Sacramento.
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Ensuring Free Speech on California College Campuses

Recent polls show that many college students are worried about the declining state of free speech on campus. In California, the attacks on campus free speech have been fierce and increasing.  PRI’s Steve Hayward, who is currently teaching at UC Berkeley, described his front row-seat to the current clash over ...
Business & Economics

Reading The Gorsuch Tea Leaves In Key Union Case

Lawyers recently finished arguing a potentially historic workers’ free speech case before the U.S. Supreme Court and pundits are buzzing about Justice Neil Gorsuch’s silence during the proceedings.  However, Gorsuch’s views on individual liberty are clear and that’s not good news for the public employee unions. The case, Janus v. ...
Blog

Education for the Future

When the Pacific Research Institute asked business leaders about what makes California an unattractive state to locate or expand their companies, one respondent said, “Every single thing you can imagine.”  And, among the many complaints from business leaders is the pitiful quality of California’s public education system. Asked about California’s ...
Charter Schools

Trump’s Education Budget Puts Students Ahead Of Special Interests

President Trump’s proposed 2019 education budget, with its elimination of 29 ineffective or duplicative programs, drew howls from special-interest groups. Despite their hyperventilation, the president rightly focuses his spending priorities on the needs of students rather than on what the Washington spending lobby wants. Trump proposes a 5 percent reduction ...
Charter Schools

Here’s Why The Education Department Eliminated Its ‘Extremely Wasteful Programs,’ According To Expert

The Department of Education requested over 10 percent less funding for its 2018 budget, and an education scholar explained Friday why he supported the decision. The Trump administration requested $59.9 billion for 2018 — an amount $7.1 billion smaller than its 2017 budget. Lance Izumi, senior director of education studies ...
Education

Lance Izumi Talks Education Reform with Katy Grimes on KTKZ AM 1380 Sacramento

https://soundcloud.com/phil-cowan1/2-12-18-katy-grimes-guest-hosts-for-phil Koret Senior Fellow in Education and Senior Director of PRI’s Center for Education Lance Izumi discusses the latest topics in the education reform movement with guest host Katy Grimes on the “The Phil Cowan Show” on KTKZ AM 1380 in Sacramento. The interview begins at the 1:28 mark.
Education

Lance Izumi on The David Webb Show on Sirius XM Patriot Channel 125

Listen to Lance Izumi, director of PRI’s Center for Education and Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies, discuss his recent books The Corrupt Classroom and An American Education Agenda on “The David Webb Show” on Sirius XM Patriot Channel 125. Click here to listen to the interview.
Education

Listen to Lance Izumi on The Bottom Line with Roger Marsh

Listen to Lance Izumi, director of PRI’s Center for Education and Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies, interviewed on “The Bottom Line with Roger Marsh”, which airs on stations in California and Oregon, on “replacing corruption with choice in the classroom”.
Blog

There They Go Again!

One of Ronald Reagan’s legendary lines in a debate with Jimmy Carter was, “There you go again!” When it comes to the UC and CSU system continually threatening to raise tuition unless the Legislature gives them (even) more money, California taxpayers are crying, “There you go again!” This annual budget ...
Education

Lance Izumi: What CA Can Do to Expand School Choice

Watch PRI’s Lance Izumi discusses what California can do to expand school choice during PRI’s celebration of National School Choice Week in Sacramento.
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