What’s in a Name?

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege and pleasure of spending 45 minutes conversing with charter school champion and deep thinker Eric Premack. In addition to playing a central role in drafting California’s charter school law, funding system and policies, Mr. Premack has been a national education thought leader and front line…

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Be Careful What You Wish For!

With projected tax revenues once again exceeding initial expectations and unprecedented amounts of federal funding flowing to California’s public schools, one would think that members of the Golden State’s public education establishment would be contentedly licking their chops. But as anyone who has been paying attention is aware, nothing could be farther from the…

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Ethnic Studies and Private Schools

After a contentious battle that raged on for years (and according to some, decades) the California Legislature has passed, and Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill making completion of a semester-long course in ethnic studies a requirement for graduation from a public high school. The graduation requirement will take effect in the 2029-30…

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