PRI's Focus on California
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California's Latest Test Scores are Nothing to Celebrate
Times of San Diego | Lance Izumi | November 2, 2023
Imagine a headline that read, “Not Everyone Died in Massive Train Wreck, Say Railroad Officials.” If that spin sounds ridiculous, take a look at the California Department of Education’s recent press release on state test scores.
The department’s headline reads: “2022-23 Statewide Assessment Results and Chronic Absenteeism Rates Show Student Progress.”
The reality is that huge proportions of California students fail to perform at grade level in the basic subjects. Yet, the California Department of Education would have the public believe that the scores are something to celebrate.
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California is Abusing the Legal System to Set Energy Policy
Forbes | Wayne Winegarden | November 1, 2023
Undeterred by previous rulings against their novel legal theory, Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta have filed a lawsuit against oil and gas companies. The claim is that the companies have “deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage.”
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Learn About California's Rising Crime Rates
California's Victims' Compensation Board - Helping Victims or Themselves?
Right by the Bay | Steve Smith | October 31, 2023
Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released the 2022 Uniform Crime Reports which show that, despite progressive assertions that California’s crime rates were declining or no worse than other states, they are actually increasing and worse than other states.
By every measure, more Californians are crime victims today than they were 10 years ago.
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Join PRI for a luncheon in Newport Beach
Fighting for Colorbindedness
in K-12 and Higher Education
with
Lance Izumi
Senior Director, PRI's Center for Education
Thursday, November 30, 2023
12:00 PM
The Pacific Club
4100 MacArthur Blvd.
Newport Beach, CA
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