Opinion
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Vouchers Ruled Constitutional in Ohio
Opinion -In another victory for school choice, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled without dissent that the state's use of publicly funded vouchers to educate low-income children at private or religious schools does not violate provisions for the separation of -
Ohio Lawmakers Play Games with Voucher Families
Opinion -The Ohio Legislature is poised to accomplish what voucher opponents could not do for the past four years: Destroy the hopes of poor families who have embraced the promise of the Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program. -
Voucher Debate in New Mexico
Opinion -Although Governor Gary E. -
Pennsylvania Voucher Plans Praised, But Attacks Turn Nasty
Opinion -A wide range of business and community groups have endorsed Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge's voucher proposals, and the state legislature has approved a $63 million budget provision to pay for the governor's school choice plans. -
Commentary: School Choice Choir Has Broad Range of Voices
Opinion -One of the charges that opponents make against school choice is that it is a right_wing, far_right, and/or conservative conspiracy to destroy the public schools. -
Charter School Demographics Similar to Public Schools
Opinion -A new U.S. Department of Education survey of some 600 charter schools operating in the 1997-98 school year reveals that, nationwide, students in charter schools have similar demographic characteristics to students in all public schools. -
Inaction on Choice Frustrates Vermonters
Opinion -The only legislation that would have expanded school choice in Vermont this year was a provision to allow students to choose among high schools if smaller districts consolidated into a larger one--but only if the high schools agreed to offer choice. -
Teachers Find Alternatives to National Unions
Opinion -Although the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers together have more than 3 million members, they are not the only associations available to schoolteachers. -
Bad Student’s Worst Nightmare: On-line Parents
Opinion -One feature of a new ParentLink Suite™ offered by Sprint to K-12 schools may be a bad student's worst nightmare come true. -
Writing Sample from DC High School Graduate
Opinion -The following paper, presented exactly as it was written, was produced by a youth who is ostensibly a success story for the District of Columbia Public Schools--a student who graduated from high school with a diploma and is now enrolled in college, -
07/1999 Legislative Update
Opinion -Dams Senator Slade Gorton (R-Washington) is once again trying to link appropriations for blowing up the Elwha Dam in western Washington with protection for all other dams in the Snake and Columbia river system. -
U.S. Already Doing More than its Share to Lower Atmospheric Carbon
Opinion -Should the United States tell Kyoto Protocol enthusiasts what they can do with their Earth-saving treaty? -
Whistleblowers Reveal Culture of Retaliation at EPA
Opinion -David Lewis, a world-renowned microbiologist who spent almost three decades at the Environmental Protection Agency, became so concerned about the misuse of science at the agency that he wrote letters to Vice President Al Gore and EPA Administrator -
Class.com Offers High School Diploma over the Internet
Opinion -The fully accredited Independent Study High School has gone through a number of changes during the almost 70 years it has been owned and operated by the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. -
Minnesota Expands Education Tax Credits
Opinion -When Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura signed the state’s 1999 tax bill into law in late May, he endorsed a significant expansion of the state's education tax credit program that will add an estimated 35,000 eligible families to the program. -
Writing, Spelling, and Math Problems
Opinion -How much of a problem can a minor spelling error be? -
Controversy Grows over Genetically Altered Plants, Animals
Opinion -Over two decades ago, "The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" poked fun at horror movies. Even today, that film and others quite accurately reflect the irrational fears of genetically engineered crops. -
Commentary: Reforming the Endangered Species Act
Opinion -The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a wonderfully idealistic law apparently written by people who had absolutely no idea how society works. Few could disagree with the law's noble and uplifting goals. -
‘Global Greens’: an Exclusive Interview with James Sheehan
Opinion -James M. Sheehan is director of international environmental policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, DC. -
Saying NO to School Choice
Opinion -David Urbanski, director of the Blum Center for Parental Freedom in Education at Marquette University, Milwaukee, reports that school choice measures introduced during the 1999 legislative sessions of many states failed to win approval, either at the -
Making Better Regulations a Reality
Opinion -Consumers, workers, and all other Americans have a vital stake in improving the federal regulatory process. Good regulations--and there are many--enhance the quality of life for all people. -
First Lady Launches Campaign Against Childhood Asthma
Opinion -First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton launched an asthma screening program at Draper Elementary School in Washington, DC--the city, she said, with the highest asthma rate in the country. -
ParentLink in Operation
Opinion -Sprint's ParentLink™ Suite is in daily use in Unified School District 469 in Lansing, Kansas. Lansing children or their parents access ParentLink™ voice mail boxes an average of 1. -
07/1999 State Education Roundup
Opinion -Connecticut * District of Columbia * Florida * Illinois * Louisiana Michigan * Missouri * Ohio * Vermont * Wisconsin CONNECTICUT Success Creates Growth in Hartford Thanks to a recent donation of an additional $1 million, the CEO Connecticut