Opinion
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Digital Learning Council Forms to Increase Public Funding of Web-Based Learning
Opinion -Building on increasing interest in Web-based learning around the nation, former governors Jeb Bush (R-FL) and Bob Wise (D-W.VA) have formed an organization devoted to encouraging school districts to let more children use online education options. -
New Mexico Targets Charter Schools for Budget Cuts
Opinion -Funding for New Mexico’s 80 charter schools is under scrutiny by the state education department as state legislators weigh difficult budget cuts. -
What Does White House Want from $50 Billion Transportation Proposal?
Opinion -Writing in a recent Innovation NewsBrief, we wondered if the intent behind the White House’s September 6 proposal to invest an extra $50 billion in transportation infrastructure was primarily a political gesture — to give the economy a -
Teacher Performance Plans Decisive for ‘Race’ Round Two Winners
Opinion -Proposals to improve teacher and principal quality produced mixed results in the second and final round of the federal Race to the Top grant competition, according to three separate analyses by education groups. U.S. -
Government Boost to Small Business Could Do More Harm Than Good
Opinion -President Obama has signed into law the ceation of a $30 billion fund for small business lending, but a prominent economist at George Mason University says there is no good reason to give small businesses special favors. -
New Coalition Calls for More Web-Based Learning
Opinion -Building on increasing interest in Web-based learning around the nation, former governors Jeb Bush (R-FL) and Bob Wise (D-W.VA) have formed an organization devoted to encouraging school districts to let more children use online education options. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #9-19
Opinion -It’s a rare lawyer who hasn’t “communicated” with his or her deposition witness by kicking him or her in the ankle under the table. This is a particular specialty of female lawyers wearing high heels, and it usually means “shut up. -
New Jersey Weighs New Charter Authorization Rules
Opinion -A coalition of five New Jersey Democrats has filed legislation to expand choice for students and parents in the Garden State by making it easier for more charter schools to open. -
The Worth of Khan
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Education last month announced $650 million in “innovation” grants, followed shortly by $3.4 billion in Race to the Top grants to help states tinker around the edges of school reform. -
Plains States Seek to Impose VoIP Tax
Opinion -Both Kansas and Nebraska are seeking relief from a 2004 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule prohibiting the states from taxing voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) service providers. -
Expect Obama to Start Slashing . . . Our Tax Deductions
Opinion -The mindset of many current Washington lawmakers and White House officials is that when you are allowed a tax deduction, that really means the government is spending its money to fund the deduction, instead of allowing you to keep more of your money by -
Consumer Power Report #239
Opinion -“You know something’s happening here, but you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones?” Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin ManMan, oh man, oh man, oh man. I have never seen anything remotely like this. -
Report: Some Districts Closing Black-White Achievement Gap
Opinion -Certain school districts across the United States are doing exceptionally well at raising the academic achievement of African-American male students, a new study by the Schott Foundation for Public Education reports. -
Los Angeles Mayor Favors Charters in School Turnaround Bids
Opinion -In the ongoing effort to turn around some of the worst schools in the nation’s second largest school district, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) has thrown his support behind reformers who favor letting private and nonprofit charter school -
Cleveland to Require Trash-bin RFIDs to Enforce Recycling
Opinion -In 2009, after four years of controversial and piecemeal policies intended to enforce recycling, the government of the United Kingdom imposed a complex and compulsory system of garbage-sorting on homeowners. -
State Attorneys General Lead Charge Against Craigslist.com
Opinion -Attorneys general from 21 states are putting pressure on Craigslist.com to shut down its adult-services section, claiming the site is facilitating criminal behavior such as prostitution and human trafficking. -
Federal Anti-Bullying Bill Sparks Debate
Opinion -As schools struggle with cyberbullying and other student-on-student abuses in and out of the classroom, a coalition of more than 70 civil rights, religious, education, professional, and civic activist groups is urging federal officials to step in with -
Indiana Increases Dual-Credit Classes
Opinion -Indiana school administrators say families could save at least $10 million in college tuition costs, following a 27 percent increase in dual-credit enrollment last year as more high school students take tougher classes to save time and money in college. -
Diesel Emission Regulations Won’t Protect Health
Opinion -Dr. Stephen Maxwell’s invited editorial, “Another View: No serious dispute over diesel’s role in dirty air” in the Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010 edition was wrong. We are compelled to respond and correct the record. -
Researchers Suggest Multi-Year Insurance Policies to Cut Premiums, Losses
Opinion -A new study finds multiyear insurance polices induce homeowners to do more to protect their houses from storm damage while reducing insurance premiums. -
Heartland Analysis: Back to Basics Facts Are Right, but Ad Lacks Context
Opinion -AUSTIN--Researchers at the Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based free-market think tank with an office in Austin, today responded to the Back to Basics PAC’s recently released web video on insurance. The video is available at: http://www.youtube. -
Consumer Power Report #238
Opinion -This was a weekend of activity in Washington, DC. Many freedom-loving people were in town, meeting together under the aegis of a variety of pro-market, pro-liberty organizations. -
Charter Schools Don’t Segregate
Opinion -The Sept. 7 story about Albany's charter schools, "The choice to be apart," is reasonably balanced and informative. -
San Francisco Moves to ‘Smart’ Parking Meters, Congestion Pricing
Opinion -San Francisco officials hope to ease parking congestion and raise revenue by installing 5,000 “smart” parking meters with the ability to accept payments from debit cards, credit cards, parking cards, and coins.
