Opinion
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Time for the Clean Power Plan to Go, Endangerment Finding Should Be Next
Opinion -Even before the ink was dry on former President Barack Obama’s signature mandating the creation of Clean Power Plan (CPP) regulations, state governments and industry were rushing to challenge the plan and block its implementation. -
Measuring Up to the Model
Opinion -A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, Ninth Edition -
An Alternative to Federal Infrastructure Investment
Opinion -President Donald Trump has proposed a trillion-dollar plan for infrastructure investment. -
Report Links Wind Turbines to Human Health Problems
Opinion -A recent report by GateHouse Media examines the health-related problems reported by residents and landowners from Oregon to Massachusetts and concludes they are caused by wind turbines. -
Congressional Oversight Weeds Out Corrupt International Junk Science
Opinion -This may be the year when Congress finally cracks down on the corrupt World Health Organization. The last straw may be not what WHO did, but what it didn’t do. -
Indiana Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill to Mandate Teaching Cursive Writing
Opinion -An Indiana lawmaker has, for the seventh consecutive year, introduced a bill mandating the instruction of cursive writing in public elementary schools. -
Carbon Tax Cabal, Part Two: Economic Punishment
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly: #277 -
Why School Choice Will Continue to Grow in Popularity
Opinion -National School Choice Week (NSCW), an annual event that celebrates education choice, has been smashing attendance records year after year. -
Let the Climate Debate Begin!
Opinion -Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is right to speak about the need for a full blown public debate between scientists about the causes and consequences of climate change -
North Carolina Bill Would Allow ‘Certain Towns’ to Operate Charter Schools
Opinion -A bill pending in North Carolina would enable towns to create their own charter schools rather than rely on the state to authorize them. -
No One Wants to Major in Education
Opinion -School Choice Weekly #209 -
Wildfires Are Normal, But They Are Not New
Opinion -Gov. Jerry Brown (CA) has told numerous fibs about the harm fossil fuels are allegedly causing the environment. -
It’s Time To End Congress’ Budget Shenanigans, Focus On Growth Policies
Opinion -The federal government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. -
Would Artificial Intelligence Guide Education or Grab It?
Opinion -America’s educationists seem to be getting carried away, one fears. -
Energy Efficiency Program Is Costing Homeowners, Taxpayers
Opinion -People are losing their homes to local governments under a Federal clean energy loan program. -
This President Deserves More Credit Than He Gets
Opinion -On February 19, Americans will “celebrate” President’s Day with a day off from school and work. -
Teachers’ Selling of Lesson Plans Sparks Debate
Opinion -Selling lesson plans online is a growing trend among teachers looking to earn extra money, though the practice has some people concerned about curriculum quality and teacher collaboration. -
Massachusetts Becomes Dumber So the Rest of Us Can Be Smarter
Opinion -It is not likely that even an exhaustive review of commentary on education in 2017 could turn up quotes compelling enough to qualify as classic nuggets of wisdom. -
Here’s How State Legislators Can FINALLY Fix The National Debt In 2018
Opinion -Now that 2017 is in the books, Americans across the country are working to keep their New Year’s resolutions so that 2018 might be better than years past. -
Teachers Unions Say Each Teacher Costs Schools $100,000 But Unions Still Want MORE Money
Opinion -Our country’s teachers unions are doing what they do best: throwing a childish tantrum and demanding they get more of your hard-earned tax dollars to spoil their underperforming members. -
Dental Therapists Can Soothe Florida’s Dental Shortage Pains
Opinion -Florida is facing an oral care crisis. -
School Choice is Free-market Alternative
Opinion -A recent series published by The Huffington Post, created in conjunction with an Indiana media company, examines Indiana’s “booming” school choice program and “highlights the benefits and battles over vouchers.” -
Supreme Court Action Leaves Water Rights Muddy
Opinion -A federal court in California ruled a 1908 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established federal lands, including Indian reservations, have a legal right to surface water, also applies to groundwater. -
Small Colleges Struggle with Declining Enrollment
Opinion -Decreasing enrollment at small colleges and universities is a growing matter of concern, college administrators report.
