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Lance Izumi Discusses Teacher Union Role on COVID-19 School Shutdowns

The Phil Cowan Show | Lance Izumi
September 14, 2020

Lance Izumi, Pacific Research Institute’s senior fellow in education, joins the Phil Cowan Show on AM 1380 The Answer with guest host Katy Grimes, to discuss the current state of education due to COVID-19 and the impact of the coronavirus.

Izumi’s segment begins at the 1-hour, 27-minute mark.

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Trump Administration Cracks Down on China’s U.S. Education Propaganda

Inside Sources | Lance Izumi
September 2, 2020

The State Department estimates that there are 65 Confucius Institutes operating at U.S. universities, while there are around 500 Confucius Classrooms in K-12 schools. Far from being mere conduits of academic exchange and goodwill, these Confucius programs have operated as propaganda arms of the Chinese Communist Party.
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With Teacher Unions Blocking Reopening, Parents Seek Alternative Schools

Times of San Diego | Lance Izumi
August 13, 2020

In California, the United Teachers of Los Angeles has issued a long list of demands regarding the reopening of schools, some which involve safety issues, while others, such as raising the personal income tax rate, defunding the police, placing a moratorium on charter schools, and increasing financial aid to undocumented students and families, are highly political.
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Racial preferences or school choice? How to improve education for non-white students

Washington Examiner | Lance Izumi
July 17, 2020

A University of California diversity report acknowledged “that unequal opportunities characterize the educational landscape in California.” It also said that these disparities, which are “severe, large and extensive, and associated with racial/ethnic and socio-economic factors,” actually “predate Proposition 209.”
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