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In the News

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal distances self from ethnic roots

quoting Bill Whalenvia SF Gate
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

As Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal eyes lucrative fundraising targets in the Bay Area, the potential Republican presidential contender may be getting a hard lesson in identity politics after sparking concern in Silicon Valley’s Indian American community that he is distancing himself from his own ethnic roots.

In the News

Study: School Vouchers May Lead to Lasting Positive Outcomes

featuring Paul E. Petersonvia Heartland Institute
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

A study by Matthew M. Chingos of the Brookings Institution and Paul E. Peterson of Harvard University confirms a positive long-term effect of school vouchers for minority children. The results of the study should lead to more support for school choice options, Chingos said in an interview with School Reform News.

Analysis and Commentary

Golden State Should Be More Than An ATM In 2016

by Bill Whalenvia Sacramento Bee
Friday, February 13, 2015

President Barack Obama is back in California on Friday – a visit that’s officially about curbing identity theft (he’s taking part in a cybersecurity summit at Stanford University) but just as much about abetting a legalized form of larceny (he’s attending a Democratic fundraiser in San Francisco).

Housing
Analysis and Commentary

California's Affordable Housing Crisis Is A Crisis For Business

by Carson Brunovia Real Clear Markets
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Proposition 30, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), not reforming education post-Vergara v. California, and AB 32 - are all easily identifiable policies contributing to California's struggling business climate. But let me add another one: California's housing affordability crisis.

Analysis and Commentary

2018 In California Takes Shape

by Bill Whalenvia A Day At The Races
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

That’s not a typo — you read the year right.

In the News

Bernie Sanders Warns Of Republican Moves To Cut Social Security

quoting Charles Blahousvia Bloomberg
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is hoping the third rail of American politics—Social Security benefit cuts, which Republicans have yet to propose—will give a charge to his long-shot 2016 presidential campaign.

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Interviews

Victor Davis Hanson on City Journal

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia City Journal
Sunday, February 8, 2015

Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the California drought on the City Journal podcast.

How New York City Schools Affect Achievement

by Caroline M. Hoxby, Jenny Kang, Sonali Murarkavia National Burea of Economic Research
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
This research was funded by the Institute for Education Sciences under Contract R305A040043, a subcontract of the National Center on School Choice at Vanderbilt University.
Interviews

Michael Petrilli on the Kojo Nnamdi Show

interview with Michael J. Petrillivia Kojo Nnamdi Show (WAMU)
Monday, February 9, 2015

Research Fellow Michael Petrilli discusses the leadership changes in Montgomery County Public Schools on the Kojo Nnamdi Show.

Interviews

Victor Davis Hanson on the Lars Larson Show

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia Lars Larson Show
Monday, February 9, 2015

Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses the California drought on the Lars Larson Show.

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