More money isn’t the key to improving California’s public schools • California made primary elections boring. Voter participation reflects that
Thursday, February 29, 2024 |
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| | If Ledesma and Miner are recalled, more than signs will be pilfered. |
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| Examining the expansion of the school choice and local control policies that had student achievement trending upward before COVID-19 would be an excellent place to start. |
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| In effect, while Democrats say they want to maximize voter participation, their changes in the primary system are effectively minimizing turnout. |
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| As California lawmakers wrestle with a now-$73 billion deficit in next year’s budget, the Legislative Analyst’s Office is warning about a “trailer bill” proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom related to the previous budget. It’s an $8 billion maneuver that amounts to an interest-free loan to hide a revenue shortfall affecting school funding. |
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| One thing that won’t help, though, is to erroneously claim that people were economically better off back then and call on government to fix an imaginary problem. |
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| If Biden can fog up a mirror come Election Day, he will be the nominee. |
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| The Irvine case is a reminder that students need school choice so their parents can spend more time picking the right educational program than picking the right lawyer. |
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| California not only has the nation’s largest number of homeless people, but one of its highest rates of homelessness vis-à-vis its overall population. |
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| While California champions progressive policies, there are still misconceptions and resistance in our own state surrounding comprehensive sex education. |
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| I’m pretty good at math, but I no longer prepare my own taxes. The form alone scares me. |
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