EducationNEW: More Taxes for Skoolz?Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 Commentary FEB. 7, 2012 By JOHN SEILER I'm enjoying the tiff between Gov. Jerry Brown and the other tax-increase forces in the state, in particular activist lawyer Molly Munger and the California Teachers Association. As Dan Walters notes today, Brown's $7 billion tax hike still wouldn't pr... Dems Vote to Slash School FundingWednesday, February 1st, 2012FEB. 1, 2012 By KATY GRIMES Anyone involved in state politics would concede that it would be a cold day in hell when Democratic legislators vote to cut school funding, especially to schools in their own districts. But that it exactly what happened on Tuesday. This week, the Assembly Bu... CA Bucks National School-Choice ReformsMonday, January 30th, 2012The following first appeared in City Journal California. JAN. 30, 2012 By LARRY SAND January 22 through 28 marked the second annual National School Choice Week. While much of the rest of the country can celebrate some successes since last year, California’s education reformers often spend... LAUSD Blows Billions on ConstructionMonday, November 14th, 2011 NOV. 14, 2011 By KATY GRIMES At a hearing last week, officials from the Los Angeles Unified School District appeared proud of the massive spending on new school construction and renovations. The officials appeared before a joint hearing of the Senate and Assembly education committees, although... Two new ‘Education’ Attacks on Prop. 13Monday, October 17th, 2011 Commentary OCT. 17, 2011 By JOHN SEILER The tax obesessives just won't leave Proposition 13 alone. The 1978 tax limitation measure prevents excessive tax increases on property. The latest assaults come from two sources. The first is the California Budget Project (for Massive Tax Increase... Awakening From the Dream ActFriday, October 14th, 2011OCT. 14, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Supporters of the California Dream Act could be in for a wake-up call. In what is being described by many as "waking a sleeping giant," California citizens appear to be spitting mad about passage of the Dream Act, and are getting ready to mobilize. Last Sunday, ... Cupcakes Upset Berkeley Diversity CrowdThursday, September 29th, 2011Editor's note: The following first appeared in City Journal. SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 By HEATHER MAC DONALD Tuesday’s now infamous affirmative-action bake sale at the University of California at Berkeley is unlikely to dissuade Gov. Jerry Brown from signing a bill that would reintroduce r... Berkeley Hosts Affirmative Action Bake-OffTuesday, September 27th, 2011 SEPT. 27, 2011 By KATY GRIMES Despite a constitutional amendment that prohibits the government from granting educational or employment preferences to individuals based on race, the California Legislature recently passed a bill to require state colleges and universities to use race in admission... Busing Scheme Crashing SF SchoolsTuesday, September 20th, 2011 SEPT. 20, 2011 By KATY GRIMES San Francisco, known for its dare-to-be-different progressive policies, may be a haven for the avant-garde. But many feel that the city’s schools have become an outdated, very expensive and failed desegregation experiment, resulting in a November ballot init... LAUSD Teachers’ Road Map to NowhereThursday, August 25th, 2011 The following first appeared in City Journal California. AUG. 25, 2011 By LARRY SAND A major study on teacher quality makes clear just how sclerotic the Los Angeles Unified School District has become—but while the diagnosis and prescriptions are clear, the prognosis is far from certai... |