Location: The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium
Much of the attention in the education reform debate focuses on
the need to improve opportunities for disadvantaged children.
But a new book offers a wake-up call to suburban parents: their
schools aren't as good as they think. In Not as Good as
You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice, Pacific
Research Institute Scholars Lance Izumi and Vicki Murray explore
the state of education in the suburbs. Evaluations of test
scores reveal that many suburban students are failing and few
students are college ready. Izumi and Murray highlight
chronic problems in "middle class" public school systems, including
fiscal mismanagement and governance policies that contribute to
this low performance. What is the key to unlocking better
school performance in the suburbs? Izumi and Murray find that
the best remedy would be to give all families the opportunity to
choose the right schools for their children.
More About the Speakers
Lance Izumi, J.D.
Director of Education Studies,
Pacific Research Institute
Dr. Vicki Murray
Senior Policy Fellow in Education Studies,
Pacific Research Institute
Hosted By
Dan Lips
Senior Policy Analyst
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