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California Created Its Budget Woes
Capital Public Radio| May 15, 2025 | Wayne Winegarden

For a response to the May Revise, Wayne Winegarden, a Senior Fellow of Business and Economics at the Pacific Research Institute, a California-based free-market think tank, joins Insight with his perspective on the state’s fiscal priorities and budget challenges.
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Social Promotion Is A Disaster
RealClearEducation | Lance Izumi | May 15, 2025

Low student scores on national and state reading tests expose the disturbing reality that a lot of children are being promoted from one grade to the next even though they do not have the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed.

Reading is the foundational skill that all children need to do well in school and in life. Yet, too many public schools are failing to teach young people to read well.
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Trump's Proposed Cuts To Section 8 Could Aggravate Bay Area Homelessness
San Jose Mercury News | Steven Greenhut | May 9, 2025

Steven Greenhut, director of the Free Cities Center at the Pacific Research Center, a think tank in Pasadena, said it makes sense to put states in charge of rent programs and expects California lawmakers would be quick to cover any funding shortfall.

He contends, however, that the best way to protect renters is to loosen homebuilding regulations to boost the housing supply and bring down prices. In the administration’s budget proposal, officials pointed to plans to open federal land for construction as a way to spur more affordable housing.

“California continually focuses on public funding, and we need to focus on letting the market do its job,” Greenhut said.
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