Not as Good as You Think: Why the Middle Class Needs School Choice
Source: Pacific Research Institute
From press release:

The Pacific Research Institute has released a book authored by three prominent educators which dispels the once “sacred” belief that more affluent communities provides better schools with a higher education proficiency.

The new book is “a ground-breaking book on the performance of students in middle-class public schools throughout California from the Pacific Research Institute (PRI). The authors shatter the myth that upscale communities naturally have good schools,” the Institute states.

“The study abounds with localized data. But all the data point to one broad conclusion — that many public schools, even in affluent areas, are failing to prepare California students for higher education,” The Institute states.

The Napa Valley Unified School District was included in the study but no California or St. Helena school districts.

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