| May 15, 2005 | A Modest Proposal for Saving Our Schools |
| | Across California, children are bringing home notes warning of dire consequences if Gov. Schwarzenegger’s scorched earth budget is approved – a budget that slashes Proposition 98 public school spending from $42.2 billion this year all the way down to $44.7 billion next year. That should be proof enough that our math programs are suffering.
As a public school parent, I have given this crisis a great deal of thought and have a modest suggestion to help weather these dark days. |
| May 10, 2004 | Subsidizing Illegal Immigration |
| | This year, nearly 7,500 qualified California residents - who would otherwise be entering California state universities as incoming freshmen - are likely to be turned away for lack of funds. Meanwhile, approximately 7,500 illegal immigrants will receive heavily subsidized university educations at a cost of between $45 million and $65 million annually at those same universities. |
| March 31, 2004 | Senate Education Committee, SB 1503 (McClintock), Tuition |
| | This year, approximately 7,500 qualified California residents who would otherwise be attending California universities this year will be turned away and diverted to community colleges for lack of funds. Meanwhile, approximately the same number of illegal immigrants will receive the in-state tuition subsidy of up to $16,476 per year to attend those same universities -- at a cost between $45 million and $65 million. |
| March 31, 2004 | Senate Education Committee, SB 1502 (McClintock), In-State Tuition for Military Dependants |
| | Under current law, the dependants of U.S. military personnel stationed in California qualify for only one year of in-state tuition subsidies at the state's universities. After that, they must pay the higher out-of-state tuition rates. |
| March 7, 1999 | Putting Parents Back in Charge: A Modest Proposal for Decentralizing Public Education |
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| February 25, 1999 | AB 1X - Teacher Peer Review Program |
| | Assembly Floor Remarks |
| April 20, 1998 | SB 6 - Bilingual Education |
| | Assembly Floor Remarks in Opposition |
| September 27, 1997 | Segregation Fails Again |
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