EducationThe radical roots of Jerry Brown’s school finance reform planFriday, March 22nd, 2013 March 22, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi California Gov. Jerry Brown’s recently proposed radical public school financing reform –- the so-called “Local Control Funding Formula” –- reflects the Catholic Jesuit social doctrine of 1968 called “the preferential option for the poor.” But t... State may seek parenting role with youngest kidsThursday, March 21st, 2013 March 21, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- In his February State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama asserted there was a vast need for universal preschool and said he would find the funding to send to state programs. While many parents aren’t crazy about the idea of the state getti... How can computer science not be state graduation requirement?Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Feb. 20, 2013 By Chris Reed The reports earlier this month that the state will no longer require eighth-graders to take Algebra 1 and allow them instead to take a somewhat less rigorous course covering algebra touched off a minor flap between those who saw this as dumbing-down standards and th... Disinvest in higher educationTuesday, February 5th, 2013 Feb. 5, 2013 By Joseph Perkins College is overrated. That’s the ineluctable conclusion to be drawn from a new study published by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. The study’s co-authors, Richard Vedder, Jonathan Robe and Christopher Denhart, examined employment data... Lawmakers calling Gov. Brown’s bluff on Prop. 30 revenuesTuesday, January 8th, 2013Jan. 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes On the first day of the new legislative session on Monday, two Republican lawmakers wasted no time introducing legislation to add some necessary spending restrictions to Proposition 30. Passed by California voters in November, Prop. 30 increased the income t... Bill would streamline getting a college degreeFriday, January 4th, 2013 Jan. 4, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO -- The cost of attending California's public universities and colleges has skyrocketed in the last 25 years. "Whereas nationwide tuition and fees at public universities over the last five years have risen on average by 28 percent, the average incre... More ‘educators,’ less educationMonday, December 17th, 2012Dec. 17, 2012 By Katy Grimes I attended California public schools, kindergarten through college, starting in the late 1960s through the mid 1980s. While I don’t claim to have received a brilliant education, I did receive a solid liberal arts education. This is especially true when my public ... How to destroy an economy and waste tax dollars: Vote Yes on Props. 30 and 38Monday, October 22nd, 2012 Oct. 22, 2012 By Mark Landsbaum If you wanted to destroy an economy, what would be a good way to go about it? You might take money from those who earn it. Can there be a more perverse disincentive than to take money from people on a progressive scale, such as California’s stair-stepped in... Studies flunk class-size reductionWednesday, October 17th, 2012(Cross-posted from Union Watch.) Oct. 17, 2012 By Larry Sand It’s time to “just say no” to the small class-size pushers and eliminate seniority as a staffing mechanism. Small class size means less work for teachers. Parents seem to think that their child will be better educated... Cal State teachers ‘bulldogging’ for Prop. 30Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 Oct. 16, 2012 By Katy Grimes Even after California State University instructors received a mild rebuke for campaigning for Proposition 30 during class time, Gov. Jerry Brown is now making rounds to the state’s colleges and universities trying to convince students to vote for his tax inc... |