Opinion
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Cars Aren’t Environmental Bad Guys, Urban Expert Says
Opinion -In an article published in the July issue of Commentary magazine, the status of the family car as the all-purpose environmental scapegoat was vigorously challenged by James Q. Wilson. -
Fuel Cells May Be the Next Thing under Your Hood
Opinion -Two automotive giants are quietly leading the way into what they believe is the next-generation automobile engine: the fuel cell. -
Coal Mining Companies Recognized for Their Land Reclamation Efforts
Opinion -The Office of Surface Mining (OSM) recently announced the winners of the Excellence in Surface Mining Reclamation Awards. In addition, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt announced the National Abandoned Mine and Land Reclamation Awards. -
Farmers and Environmentalists Find They Agree on Some Issues
Opinion -The "dialogue of the deaf" that has so often characterized the relationship between environmentalists and farmers was put aside--at least temporarily -- in a dramatic debate that took place, appropriately enough, in a zoo. -
Media Bias Continues on Environmental Issues
Opinion -Representatives of the establishment media, particularly television reporters, show little inclination to introduce balance in their coverage of environment issues, according to a Virginia-based media watchdog group. -
10/1997 News Briefs
Opinion -American Heritage Rivers Initiative Touted by the Clinton administration as a way to “protect and restore” America’s rivers, this initiative is opposed by many who consider it a threat to local control of water and riparian areas. -
Study: Expansion of TRI Will Facilitate Economic Espionage
Opinion -The Clinton administration's plans to expand the scope of information U.S. -
On the Fast Track to Trade Regulation
Opinion -The Clinton administration's bid for "fast-track"trade negotiating authority has encountered some early opposition from an unusual quarter: ardent proponents of free trade. -
Chicago: Viewing Education through a Performance Prism
Opinion -Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley, Paul C. Vallas took over as Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools on July 1, 1995. Within three weeks, Vallas had hammered out a new four-year teachers' contract. -
Battle Looms Over Bilingual Ed
Opinion -Though widely promoted for three decades as a superior strategy for helping non-English-speaking children learn English, the consistently poor results of bilingual education programs nationwide have caused parents and educators alike to reassess the -
School Choice Proposed for Pacific Islands
Opinion -Democratic Governor Froilan C. -
Denver Schools Fail Minorities
Opinion -While white children in Denver rank 10 percentile points above average on standardized tests, Native American and African-American students rank 14 points below, and Hispanic children rank almost twenty points below, at the 31st percentile. -
Growing Business Interest Heralds Coming Revolution in Education
Opinion -While the annual EdVentures conference has always attracted those involved in the business of education, the presence of investment firms at the seventh annual meeting of the Association of Educators in Private Practice (AEPP) offered evidence, -
How to Take Action Against Bad Teachers
Opinion -1. Act immediately As soon as you detect a problem, act immediately. Don’t wait until midway way through the semester. 2. Put it in writing First speak to you child’s teacher about your specific concerns. -
NEA Rejects Competition
Opinion -Among the resolutions passed at the National Education Association’s annual convention in July were these: A-1. Public Education. -
U.S. Schools See Record Enrollments
Opinion -The number of children attending public and private schools in the U.S. this fall will increase by 800,000 to a record 52.2 million, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Overall enrollment is expected to peak at 54. -
Report Raises Concerns about Teacher Training
Opinion -You’d be alarmed to discover that your child’s pediatrician was really a geriatrics specialist with no training in childhood diseases. What if you learned that your child’s mathematics teacher had no undergraduate qualifications in mathematics? -
Parents’ Guide to Bilingual Education
Opinion -Because many foreign-born parents are unfamiliar with their rights as parents, they are often unaware that they can remove their children from bilingual programs if their children aren’t learning enough English. -
School Reform Vetoed in New Hampshire
Opinion -A far-reaching school reform bill, which passed both chambers of the New Hampshire legislature after what Republican State Senator James M. -
Why Teachers Leave Teaching
Opinion -Two key reasons for leaving the teaching profession were cited by public school teachers in the 1994-95 school year: retirement (27.4 percent) and pregnancy/child rearing (14.3 percent). -
Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Award Winners
Opinion -OSM Director’s Award Coteau Properties, Freedom Mine, Beulah, North Dakota Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Award Buffalo Coal Company, Buffalo Mine, Davis, West Virginia Bellaire Corporation, Indian Head Mine, Beulah, North Dakota -
UN Climate Change Report Deeply Flawed, Scientist Says Bias, imprecision faulted
Opinion -As the Clinton administration moves forward with a massive public relations campaign to win support for a global warming treaty, a prominent scientist has thrown cold water on the UN-sponsored report that serves as the foundation for the White House's -
Saving the Planet Without Scaring Kids to Death
Opinion -A six-year-old girl gets a new bed, but she’s sad because “They killed trees to make my bed.” A five-year-old boy sees clouds obscure the moon and exclaims, “Look at the pollution! -
House Democrats Set to Move Forward on Bill Blocking New Ozone, PM Rules
Opinion -Two key House Democrats, eager to overturn EPA's new standards for particulate matter (PM) and ground-level ozone, told their Congressional colleagues last week they are prepared to move forward with legislation that would keep the agency's