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LA, Oakland receive “F” for funding disparity between regular public schools and charters

Orange County Register | Lance Izumi
November 20, 2020

In 2017-18, charter schools, which are publicly funded schools independent of school districts with greater flexibility to innovate, received nearly $7,800 less per pupil than a regular public school, which represented an amazing 33-percent funding gap between regular public and charter schools.

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Clark Judge – The Lessons from Election 2020

November 16, 2020

PRI Chairman of the Board Clark Judge returns to discuss the lessons learned from Election 2020. He shares his thoughts on where the conservative movement stands today after four years of President Trump, offers advice to conservatives, President Trump and President-Elect Biden on the road ahead, and provides a behind-the-scenes look at what happens in Washington during a presidential transition.

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So Why Did the GOP Do So Well Down Ballot in 2020? Here’s One Idea Why

Right By the Bay Blog | Tim Anaya
November 16, 2020

PRI has written extensively about Prop. 16, which would have repealed Prop. 209’s ban on gender and racial preferences in state universities, hiring, and government contracting. Democrats thought a year where social unrest dominated headlines would provide the favorable political environment to pass Prop. 16 and carry in their candidates in swing seats with large numbers of minority voters.

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No Thanksgiving For You, California

Right By the Bay Blog | Kerry Jackson
November 18, 2020

On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the governors of Oregon and Washington issued a travel advisory “urging visitors entering their states or returning home from travel outside these states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of the virus.” The governors announced their disapproval of “non-essential out-of-state travel,” and are asking “people to self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving from another state or country and encourage residents to stay local.”

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Steven Greenhut Discusses Winning the Water Wars
Watch our recent live webinar with Steven Greenhut discussing his new PRI book, Winning the Water Wars. In the book, Greenhut makes the case that California can end its decades-long water wars and meet the state’s water needs by promoting abundance rather than managing scarcity. Purchase a copy at Amazon, Barnes & Noble or your favorite online bookseller.

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