Opinion
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Western Governors University Praised for Reducing Student Debt
Opinion -school-reform-news -Western Governors University (WGU), an online, nonprofit university, is receiving praise for its Responsible Borrowing Initiative (RBI), a program to reduce student loan debt. -
Shale Industry Challenges New PA Fracking Regulations
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group representing drillers that use fracking to extract natural gas, sued to delay implementation of new regulations that would force drillers to consider identify and plug any nearby abandoned wells. -
Speaker Ryan Leads Republicans To A Better Way
Opinion -Editorial -While President-Elect Donald Trump was blazing a new electoral trail for Republicans, few noticed that Speaker Paul Ryan was organizing his House Republican majority to blaze new policy trails. -
Who Will Be the Next U.S. Education Secretary?
Opinion -school-choice-weekly, Editorial -School Choice Weekly #159 -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Releases ‘Action Plan for President Trump’
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Document Outlines Positive Policy Agenda for Energy & Environment, Education, Budget & Taxes, Health Care, and Constitutional Reform -
College Lecturer Takes Leave of Absence after Comparing Black Lives Matter to KKK
Opinion -school-reform-news -A University of Virginia (UVA) lecturer took a leave of absence after a comment he made online prompted a protest and condemnation from the university. -
Federal Flood Insurance Promotes Poor Building Decisions
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The national flood insurance program encourages poor siting decisions for structures in flood plains and along the coasts. -
Will Trump Go for Show or Substance with Education Secretary Pick?
Opinion -Editorial -It is easy to understand why Donald Trump the showman is intrigued with the idea of tapping Michelle Rhee, the former District of Columbia Public Schools chancellor, as his secretary of education. -
Pipeline Anarchy
Opinion -Editorial -Trump win fuels more rampant theft and destruction – and North Dakota citizens pay the price. -
Trump Victory Is Crushing Defeat for Environmental Movement
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -The election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States was a crushing defeat for environmental lobbyists -
Tennessee Lawmakers Suggest Medicaid Reform Alternatives
Opinion -health-care-news -Two state senators and one state think tank policy director offer free-market solutions to Tennessee's health care entitlements and access problems. -
Will Trump close Department of Education?
Opinion -Editorial -For Americans who want parents and local communities to be in charge of K–12 education, the presidential election yielded positive results. -
Now Comes the Hard, Fun and Vital Part
Opinion -Editorial -“Making America great again” requires deep-sixing punitive energy and environmental rules. -
Checking Climate-Change Alarmist’s Math Homework
Opinion -Editorial -In an article titled "Recalculating the climate math," global warming activist Bill McKibben claimed the future depends on math. And by his calculations, humans cannot develop any new sources of coal, oil or natural gas. -
College Board Chief Promises Changes to Common Core-Aligned SAT
Opinion -school-reform-news -The creators of the SAT, America’s oldest college-entrance exam, say they will remove unnecessary words from the test’s math section and cut back on the recycling of exams. -
Parents Deserve More School Choice
Opinion -Editorial -Our presidential candidates didn’t talk much about education policy, but voters in 11 states took to the polls on Nov. 8 and decided on a variety of education related issued. -
‘Drain The Swamp’: Why Are Some Republicans Still Looking To Further Fill It?
Opinion -Editorial -President-elect Donald Trump turns a very memorable phrase. What happened to "Drain the Swamp"? -
New Mexico Governor Approves Across-the-Board Spending Cuts
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Confronted by a huge budget deficit caused by rapid spending increases in high-revenue years, New Mexico’s governor approved a bill significantly reducing government spending. -
New York Students Do Worse in Math as They Get Older, Tests Show
Opinion -school-reform-news -New York middle school students are scoring much lower on state mathematics exams than those in earlier grades. -
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Voters Pick Trump, Republican Congress
Opinion -budget-tax-news -In a turn of events that surprised most pollsters and political analysts, voters in 29 states voted for Republican Party presidential candidate and New York City businessman Donald Trump, defeating Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton. -
Keeping the Postal Service From Going Postal
Opinion -Editorial -Watchdog report highlights need for bold Postal Service reform. -
County Commission to Obama: Don’t Establish Bears Ears National Monument
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Utah’s San Juan County Commission unanimously passed a resolution opposing the creation of Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) in within its boundaries as the 1.9 million acre monument would take up 37 percent San Juan County’s land. -
Atlanta Superintendent Praises School Choice
Opinion -school-reform-news -Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen praised school choice in comments to reporters, saying it “is appropriate in a country focused on democracy.” -
Climate Alarmists Pushing Green Education Indoctrination
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Climate Change Weekly #232