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Arizona Private Schools Half as Expensive as Public Schools
Opinion -A new survey of Arizona private schools has found average private elementary and middle school tuition in the state is $3,700, less than half the average per-pupil public school expenditure of $7,800, according to fiscal year 2001-02 Arizona Department -
In Second Term, Bush Must Choose Between Tests and School Choice
Opinion -During his inaugural address on January 25, President George W. Bush made clear his intent to push for continuing reform of the nation’s education system, and in particular to extend reform into the nation’s high schools. -
U.S. High School Students Shortchanged on Education, Study Finds
Opinion -A recently released study documents what many in higher education and the business world have been saying for years: U.S. high school curriculum requirements are too low, leaving many graduates unprepared for either college or work. -
States’ English Standards Still Need Improvement, Study Says
Opinion -Twenty states earned As or Bs for their English instruction standards, according to a Thomas B. Fordham Foundation report published in January. -
Regulations Hamper Private Schooling Efforts in California
Opinion -California school choice advocates should consider shifting some of their resources away from the voucher movement to contest cumbersome regulations that affect the supply of private schooling in the Golden State, according to a recent report from the -
Majority Favors Private Accounts for Social Security, Cato/Zogby Poll Says
Opinion -A majority of Americans believe younger workers should be allowed to invest a portion of their Social Security taxes in individual accounts, according to a new poll conducted by Zogby International for the Cato Institute. -
White House Appoints Tax Reform Panel
Opinion -President George W. Bush on January 7 followed through on a campaign promise to name a commission to study tax reform by announcing the formation of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform. -
Governors Talk Toll Road Privatization in Indiana and New Jersey
Opinion -The governors of Indiana and New Jersey have raised the possibility of leasing roads in their states to private entities. In Indiana, talk is in the air concerning the 157-mile Indiana Toll Road, which links Illinois and Ohio. -
Three Lessons in Highway Privatization
Opinion -1. At the very time state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) are desperately short of funds for highway investment, global capital markets are awash with capital for economically sound highway projects. Wise governments will take advantage of this. -
The USDA Budget at a Glance – 2003-2005
Opinion -UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Budget Authority (U.S. -
Maine Legislator Seeks Repeal of 1978 CON Law
Opinion -The Maine state legislature will consider a bill introduced this session by State Rep. Tom Shields (R-Auburn) to repeal the state's Certificate of Need (CON) law, originally passed in 1978. -
Health Care Tax Credits Could Help Solve Nation’s Uninsurance Problem
Opinion -Support is growing for a proposed solution to the rising number of uninsured Americans: a federal tax credit for purchases of health insurance. -
Advertising Prescription Drugs: Is It Wasted?
Opinion -Anyone who watches television or reads popular magazines knows the amount of money spent on advertising for prescription drugs has increased dramatically in the past few years. -
Major U.S. Employers Unite to Sponsor Low-Cost Health Insurance
Opinion -A new program designed to provide affordable health insurance coverage to the uninsured beginning in September 2005 was introduced in late January at the World Health Congress in Washington, DC. -
Advantages Offered by National Health Access
Opinion -The Health Care Policy Roundtable, a project of the HR Policy Association, has identified six main advantages of the National Health Access program it announced in January. Access to appropriate care. -
10 Years of GOP Tax Policy: Good News and Bad
Opinion -Editor's note: This is the second of two installments excerpting The Republican Revolution 10 Years Later: Smaller Government or Business as Usual? to be published this month by the Cato Institute. -
Patients Want More Control Over Their Health Care
Opinion -The rapid advance of medical science over the past century means patients now have more therapies available to them than ever before. Historically, patients relied on physicians to provide them with information about medical developments. -
Commentary: No Child Left Unmedicated
Opinion -Big Brother is on the march. A plan to subject all children to mental health screening is underway, and the pharmaceutical firms are gearing up for bigger sales of psychotropic drugs. -
Teacher Union News: Disputed Elections and Missing Funds
Opinion -The Washington Teachers Union and United Teachers of Dade (UTD, Florida), currently under administration by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), are enduring accusations of vote fraud by losing candidates for the office of president in elections -
March 2005 Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Colorado * Florida * Iowa South Carolina * Utah COLORADO More Colorado Students Exercising Right to Choose During the 2003-04 school year, nearly 36,000 Colorado students attended classes outside their own school district. -
Study: Rules and Regulations Are Paralyzing U.S. Schools
Opinion -A new study from the bipartisan legal reform coalition Common Good found U.S. schools are greatly over-regulated, in many cases to the point of paralysis. -
NYC Seeks to Tax, Fine Online Cigarette Buyers
Opinion -New York City residents who purchased smokes over the Internet are facing huge fines and garnishment of their wages for failing to pay city cigarette taxes. -
Illinois Contractors Fight Union-Friendly Order
Opinion -An executive order issued in 2003 by Illinois Gov. Rod R. -
Fixing America’s Health Care System
Opinion -Miracle Cure: How to Solve America's Health Care Crisis and Why Canada Isn't the Answer by Sally C. Pipes, with a foreword by Milton Friedman $14.