Opinion
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NCLB Puts Spotlight on Public School Performance
Opinion -This summer, state departments of education identified which public schools “need improvement” after failing to make “adequate yearly progress” for two years in a row under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. -
10/2003 Friedman Report School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Colorado * District of Columbia * Florida * Illinois Louisiana * Michigan * New Jersey COLORADO New Charter Tries Same-Sex Classes Colorado’s James Irwin Charter Middle School will be trying same-sex classrooms this Fall. -
Commentary: To Improve Electric Reliability, Put Power in Hands of Shippers
Opinion -The afternoon of August 14, 2003, the North American continent experienced the largest blackout of electricity ever, and almost immediately, people demanded to know why and how to prevent it from happening again. -
Solutia Settles Alabama PCB Case
Opinion -Solutia, Inc. and its parent/predecessor Monsanto have reached a $700 million settlement with citizens of Anniston, Alabama who claimed PCB releases caused an assortment of health problems. -
Justice Department Obtains Industry Settlements
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Justice has announced it will recover nearly $65 million in August settlements of four environmental suits. -
Who’s Offering What
Opinion -A summary of the health care reform measures offered by the principal candidates known to be running for the Democratic Party’s 2004 Presidential nomination. -
Where Rail Transit Works, and Why
Opinion -From Seattle to Atlanta to Sioux City, federal largesse has generated an intense debate about whether urban rail “works.” For those who believe the standard should be traffic reduction, the answer is a clear “no. -
McCain-Lieberman Will Be Costly, Energy Department Warns
Opinion -The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released an analysis of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2003, sponsored by Senators John McCain (R-Arizona) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut). -
Energy Realism Overtaking Energy Alarmism
Opinion -In the 1970s and 1980s, energy policy debates in the U.S. were mostly over the regulation of oil and natural gas prices and allocation. -
Illinois Lawmakers Debate Universal Health Plan
Opinion -A push is underway in the Illinois General Assembly to move the state toward the establishment of a universal health care system. -
Feel Better, Live Longer
Opinion -The Modern Nutritional Diseases:Heart Disease, Stroke, Type-2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cancer by Alice Ottoboni, Ph.D. and Fred Ottoboni, M.P.H., Ph.D. Vincente Books, Inc. -
When Schools Compete, Good Things Happen
Opinion -Numerous studies in recent years have shown student achievement and parental satisfaction improve when families use vouchers to choose private schooling. -
Congress Returns to Tackle DC Vouchers, Other Thorny Votes
Opinion -As August recess dwindled away and Capitol Hill repopulated, Members and staff were abruptly reminded they had left town with many of the year’s thorniest education votes still before them. -
The Anti-Sprawl Movement: Anti-Minority and Anti-Immigrant
Opinion -August brought another unwelcome reminder of the elitist strains that infect the anti-sprawl movement. -
10/2003 Friedman Report Profile: A Convert to School Choice
Opinion -At one time, Missouri House Education Committee Chairwoman Jane Cunningham thought Mae Duggan, Missouri’s First Lady of school choice activism, was “nuts. -
Administrators Stonewall NCLB in Colorado
Opinion -Public school districts across the state of Colorado broke the law last year, failing to properly notify parents of essential information about a new federal law. -
Anti-MSA Report a Rehash of Old Falsehoods
Opinion -Ya gotta give ‘em credit. -
Colorado Passes AHP and Mandate-Lite
Opinion -Sensing Colorado’s small group health insurance market was nearing collapse, the state legislature broke a long-standing political logjam to enact several reform measures in 2003. -
EPA Finalizes New Source Review Rules
Opinion -The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed adjustments to the New Source Review rules of the Clean Air Act have received final approval, acting EPA Administrator Marianne Horinko announced on August 27. -
GAO Study Warns Privacy Protections Are Weak
Opinion -Personal data in the federal government may not be adequately protected from collection, use, and disclosure, according to a report released on July 30 by the United States General Accounting Office. -
Gingrich to Address 21st Century Medicare
Opinion -The Institute for International Research (IIR) has announced Newt Gingrich, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, will keynote its Medicare Financing and Product Development Congress being held December 8-10, 2003 at the Loews L’Enfant Plaza -
How Risky Is Maine’s Single-Payer Plan?
Opinion -Was passage of Maine’s Dirigo Health plan the right solution for the state’s health care woes? Risk theory suggests that before one enters into a risky venture, the upside of success must be greater than the downside of failure. -
How Tough Is Louisiana’s Math Exit Exam?
Opinion -Bridget Green’s failure to graduate high school because she persistently failed to pass Louisiana’s Graduate Exit Exam (GEE) prompted local test critic C.C. Campbell-Rock to imply the GEE was a tough test to pass. -
Medicare Reform Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Opinion -Attention to Medicare reform has shifted since Congress left town for the August recess. Medicare dominated the summer debate, but enthusiasm has waned for the House and Senate bills as details have become clearer, especially about the drug benefit.