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More Diligence Needed to Discourage Students and Teachers from Cheating
Opinion -National surveys show that most students report cheating at some point during their school careers. -
Philadelphia Students Find Refuge from Violent Schools in Online Learning
Opinion -High levels of violence in the Philadelphia school district are pushing students and their parents into cyber-charters and other types of alternative schools, local educators said in the aftermath of an investigation by the Philadelphia Inquirer. -
NC School Officials Use Students to Lobby Against Charter Schools
Opinion -Pamela Justice, the principal of Clyde Elementary School in Haywood County in North Carolina, recently sent students home with a letter asking parents to contact their legislators and voice opposition to Senate Bill 8, the “No Cap on Charter -
Media Advisory: Heartland Institute to Host 6th International Conference on Climate Change in Washington
Opinion -What: Sixth International Conference on Climate ChangeWhere: Marriott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington, DCWhen: June 30 and July 1, 2011The Heartland Institute will host its sixth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC-6) on June -
Peter Ferrara Named Senior Fellow by The Heartland Institute
Opinion -The Heartland Institute – a 27-year-old national nonprofit public policy research organization – is pleased to announce Peter Ferrara has joined the organization as senior fellow for entitlement and budget policy. -
Obama Seeks Higher Airline Ticket Tax
Opinion -Commercial airlines recently have been forced to increase fares because of the rising cost of oil. -
Teachers and Schools Adopt Smartphones for ‘21st Century Learning’
Opinion -American schools may be on the verge of a revolution in which “smartphones” such as the Apple iPhone largely replace textbooks and other materials on the classroom. -
Heartland Institute Hails Passage of Florida Reinsurance Memorial
Opinion -TALLAHASSEE—Researchers at The Heartland Institute today praised final approval of a memorial disapproving Congressional proposals to impose new tariffs on offshore affiliated reinsurance transactions. -
Texas Weighs Legislation to Expand Online High Schools
Opinion -Texas lawmakers are considering a bill to solidify virtual-school opportunities throughout the Lone Star State, authorizing the creation of new, standalone, online high schools empowered to grant diplomas without being associated with traditional -
Maine Introduces Parent Empowerment Legislation
Opinion -Maine is the latest to join at least 15 state legislatures considering a bill to establish a Parent Trigger law, empowering parents of children at failing public schools to petition for reforms. State Rep. -
Major Problem with Texas Insurance Markets Is Overregulation
Opinion -The current insurance regulatory system in Texas, although defined as “file and use” under statute, is, for all intents and purposes, administered as a “prior approval” system. -
1,126 Connecticut Employees Earn More Than Governor
Opinion -Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy took office in January knowing he had to balance a budget deficit in excess of $3 billion.Malloy, the former Mayor of Stamford and a Democrat, makes $150,000 a year under a state law in effect since 2003. -
Voters May Decide Outcome of Ohio Collective Bargaining Battle
Opinion -After a rancorous legislative debate which included the largest public protests Ohio had experienced in years, labor unions and allied elected officials plan to go to the voters to try overturning the first major overhaul of the state’s nearly -
Congress to Mull Major Reforms to National Flood Insurance Program
Opinion -In the next few months, Congress will be considering several measures to reform, or even eliminate the debt-ridden National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The NFIP faces systemic problems that will require substantial reforms to correct. -
#269: A Letter to Paul Krugman
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The Much Loved, Little Used Mortgage Deduction
Opinion -One of the most treasured myths about prosperity in the United States may have finally been killed off: The myth that homeownership is a guaranteed route to wealth for the middle class. -
Book Provides Sound Prescription for Economic Growth
Opinion -Review of The Comeback: How Innovation Will Restore The American Dream, by Gary Shapiro (Beaufort Books, 201 pages, $24.95)The title of this book is somewhat erroneous. -
California Board Delays ‘Parent Trigger’ Rules Again
Opinion -Permanent regulations governing California's landmark Parent Empowerment Act are still months away. -
Maryland Raises Alcohol Tax 50 Percent; Opponents Fear Job Losses
Opinion -Maryland lawmakers have voted to impose a 50 percent increase in the state’s tax on alcoholic beverages, leading health advocates to cheer and sellers and buyers of alcoholic drinks to boo.If signed by Gov. -
Colorado Parent Trigger Bill Fails in Senate Committee
Opinion -A Parent Trigger amendment to a “parental responsibility” bill was voted down in a Colorado state senate committee, signaling what the amendment’s sponsor said was the end of parent empowerment legislation in the Rocky Mountain State -
Nearly One in Four Mortgages Are ‘Under Water’
Opinion -Real estate news is unpleasant these days. The National Association of Realtors reported the volume of existing home sales fell 9.6 percent in February, following three months of seasonally adjusted volume increases. -
Research Crunches Public Sector Unionism Numbers
Opinion -Labor unionism’s decline in the United States is chronicled in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual report on union membership, but the report only scratches the surface.A far more detailed look is available on the “unionstats. -
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Ruling on Obamacare Constitutionality
Opinion -The United States Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order Monday declining to review the ruling by a lower court in Virginia declaring unconstitutional the individual mandate provision in Obamacare. -
Latest Milwaukee Evaluation Affirms School Choice Works
Opinion -The latest report on Milwaukee’s Parental Choice Program finds a significantly higher percentage of students who participate in the program graduate from high school, compared with their peers in the city’s public schools.