Opinion
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The Federal Communications Commission Today Approved the Merger of Comcast and NBC/Universal
Opinion -The following statements from technology experts at The Heartland Institute may be used for attribution. -
Federal Government to Analyze ‘Disparate Impact’ of School Discipline on Minorities
Opinion -Officials at the U.S. Justice Department and Education Department say closer scrutiny of school discipline cases will be a high priority for 2011. -
Supreme Court Set to Hear Arguments in AT&T FOIA Battle
Opinion -Whether corporations may retain rights similar to individual privacy rights will be determined by the U.S. Supreme Court when it rules on AT&T’s assertions that documents it submitted to the Federal Communications Commission are confidential. -
#255: The Failure that Is Medicaid
Opinion -The recent letter from 33 governors to President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is notable not merely for its frank language--it claims “The effect of the federal requirements is unconscionable; the federal -
Trendsetting Pennsylvania Cyber Charter Hits Enrollment Milestone
Opinion -Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school reached an enrollment of 10,000 students in Fall 2010, a milestone that education officials say mirrors a national trend, one that could gather steam as education officials across the nation continue to -
More Productive Ways
Opinion -Lewiston’s School Committee would be wise if it did its homework before hastily approving a proposal by the new school superintendent, Bill Webster, to enmesh teachers at half the city’s schools in the tedious pursuit of national -
Illinois Democrats Impose $7 Billion Tax Hike at Last Possible Moment
Opinion -Illinois Democrats approved a 67 percent personal income tax increase and a 46 percent corporate tax increase in the dead of night on the last day of the state’s lame-duck legislative session, shortly before new lawmakers would have been seated to -
Teacher Training Overhaul Would Leave Ed Schools in Charge
Opinion -Following a blue-ribbon panel’s lead, the nation’s largest accreditation agency for education schools has called for a fundamental overhaul of teacher preparation programs. -
The Major Political Implications Of QE2
Opinion -As the media look for signs the economy is heating up — and whether a recovery will be in place when President Obama runs for re-election — it's a good time to consider the likely effects of the latest initiative from the Federal Reserve, -
A New Year’s Resolution for Government
Opinion -Many of us mark the New Year as a time to make promises and commitments, resolutions for certain things we will attempt or avoid, in an effort toward self-improvement. -
Re-Imagining Local Control
Opinion -Writing in the Wall Street Journal, my friend and longtime former coauthor Diane Ravitch challenged resurgent congressional Republicans to return K-12 education to “local control” and to repudiate and reverse the nationalizing tendencies of -
Set School Standards at Community Level
Opinion -Iowa has begun a debate that more states and localities should be having: Should standards for public schooling be set nationally, by state government or locally? ("GOP Rolls Out Savings Ideas," Jan. 4. -
Survey: Parents Want More School Choice
Opinion -Given a choice, about half the voters in six states would either send their children to a private school or educate them at home, a new survey by the Foundation for Educational Choice finds. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Illinois Tax Hike Deal
Opinion -The Illinois legislature in the wee hours Wednesday passed – without a single Republican vote – a tax package that increases income taxes by 67 percent and corporate taxes by 46 percent. -
FCC ‘Cures’ for Wireless ‘Spectrum Crunch’ May Be Slow in Arriving
Opinion -Calling wireless spectrum “the oxygen that sustains our mobile devices,” Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski argues the United States faces an impending “spectrum crunch. -
New State Board Members Could Jeopardize California Parent Trigger Rules
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Bill Would Empower Parents
Opinion -In an editorial about proposed education bills that are supposedly off-target, one generally expects to encounter arguments why a particular piece of legislation falls short ("Most education bills fall short of targets," editorial, Jan. 10). -
Illinois Set to Impose Internet Sales Tax
Opinion -Looking for ways to plug a $15 billion budget deficit, Illinois legislators are imposing taxes on online purchases, which they estimate could raise up to $150 million a year. -
New Florida Governor Proposes Big Voucher Expansion
Opinion -Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) says the state should expand its trailblazing school choice programs to cover all children in the Sunshine State, not just low-income and disabled students. Scott, who took office Jan. -
FCC Chairman in ‘Breaking Bad’
Opinion -Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is guilty of so many bureaucratic misdeeds over the past year, it’s hard to determine precisely when he had his “breaking bad” moment. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #10-1
Opinion -“No one’s trying to get rich off this,” said a lawyer trying to recruit clients for a class-action lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in New York. -
Kansas Puts Hope in Common Core Standards
Opinion -The Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) voted to make the Sunflower State one of the last states to adopt the national Common Core State Standards Initiative. -
#254: Obamacare – This Cannot Stand
Opinion -Welcome to the first Consumer Power Report of 2011.This New Year has brought an influx of new Congressmen in Washington and new state legislators and governors across the country. -
Connecticut Panel Weighs ‘Money Follows the Child’ Reform
Opinion -A special panel advising the Connecticut State Board of Education is considering a “money follows the child” approach as part of a broader reevaluation of how the state funds public schools.
