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New Teacher Union Scandals Exposed
Opinion -Teacher union officials are quick to paste a "scandal" label on any misstep, misstatement, or hint of wrongdoing--intentional or otherwise--by charter school and voucher school operators. -
A How-to Guide for Structured English Immersion
Opinion -A new book by veteran public school teacher Johanna J. Haver, Structured English Immersion: A Step-by-Step Guide for K-6 Teachers and Administrators (Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, Calif. -
A Climate Change Primer: Computer Models and the Need for More Research
Opinion -In Part One of this three-part series, Lehr and Bennett defined and described the “greenhouse effect,” summarized temperature observations and reported that average global temperature has increased roughly 0. -
After-School Programs Fall Short
Opinion -A $1 billion federal after-school program that promised to provide "expanded learning opportunities for children and youth" isn't helping most children academically, isn't making children feel safer, and hasn't changed the number of children at home -
Analysis Finds Twentieth Century Climate Unremarkable
Opinion -An analysis of more than 240 studies of the Earth’s climate over the past 1,000 years suggests the twentieth century was not the hottest and that climate varies naturally. -
California Supreme Court Expands Coastal Commission Challenge
Opinion -In an increasingly unusual legal scenario, the California Supreme Court agreed on April 9 to review rulings issued by the Sacramento Superior Court and the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District, both of which had determined the California -
Congress Mulls Reform of Teacher Training
Opinion -A strong bid is under way on Capitol Hill to use the pending reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to pressure universities, their professional schools of education, and state departments of education to reform how teachers -
EPA’s Particulate Matter Standard Challenged
Opinion -A recent study by Competitive Enterprise Institute Adjunct Scholar Joel Schwartz challenges the scientific basis of the Bush administration’s Clear Skies Initiative and Senator Jim Jeffords’ (I-Vermont) Clean Power Act. -
Inhofe: Chemical Security Is ‘Top Priority’
Opinion -Underscoring the need to provide the greatest possible protection against terrorist attacks to the nation’s more than 1,500 chemical facilities, Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) has introduced the “Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2003. -
Maryland Launches New High-risk Pool
Opinion -Beginning this month, Maryland will offer a new health insurance program to residents unable to obtain private insurance because of high risk and preexisting medical conditions. -
My Turn: Lies My Mother Never Told Me
Opinion -The nature of a lie is such that if you repeat it often enough it takes on a life of its own, always at the expense of truth. -
Poverty: Public Enemy #1
Opinion -The Real Environmental Crisis: Why Poverty, not Affluence, Is the Environment’s Number One Enemy Jack M. Hollander University of California Press, Berkeley, 2003 251 pages, cloth, $27. -
States Tackle Liability Reform
Opinion -Legislative proposals offered recently in three states illustrate the types of solutions policymakers are reaching for in an effort to control runaway medical malpractice insurance premiums. -
Voucher Wars Will Continue
Opinion -Four recently published books neatly describe the bitter struggle facing many education reformers who have been advocating parental choice using school vouchers. -
Is Recycling Worth Doing Or Is It A Waste?
Opinion -HEARTLAND IN PRINT Tampa Tribune and Times Tampa, Florida June 29, 2003 circ. 302,417 Two decades ago the government of Michigan determined that it had a major problem--besides Detroit--and that something had to be done. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #2-7
Opinion -Lawyers Rank Last in American Confidence The June 1 issue of American Enterprise magazine carried the results of a Harris Interactive poll that asked people how much confidence they have in various American institutions. Not surprisingly, the U.S. -
Greetings from the Sausage Factory
Opinion -The old saw is if you like sausage or legislation, avoid watching either being made. Here’s a case in point. -
AEI to Host June 25 Conference on Smokeless Tobacco
Opinion -On Wednesday, June 25, 2003, the American Enterprise Institute will host an afternoon conference addressing the topic "Can Smokeless Tobacco Reduce the Health Consequences of Smoking?" The program begins with registration at 1:15 p.m. -
Heartland President Interviewed on Enter Stage Right
Opinion -Joseph L. Bast, president of The Heartland Institute, was recently interviewed by Bernard Chapin for the conservative e-journal Enter Stage Right. Chapin had previously reported on the 2003 Chicago Conservative Conference for this Web site. -
Senate Drug Plan a Hard Pill to Swallow
Opinion -As the details of the U.S. Senate plan to create a Medicare drug benefit emerge, it becomes apparent that the plan is about as bad as one can imagine. -
Maine Health Plan Creates Firestorm of Controversy
Opinion -First-year Democratic Governor John Baldacci on June 19 signed a bill delivering something he asked for more than two months ago, in early May: universal health care. -
Bush’s Medicare Plan Is Hillary Clinton’s Triumph
Opinion -This week, at President Bush's urging, the GOP-controlled Congress is likely to approve a bill that severely restricts seniors' freedom of choice in health care. -
Flawed Drug Benefit Bill Heads to Senate Floor
Opinion -Senate Finance Committee Chair Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana), the committee's ranking Democrat, have reached agreement on a $400 billion, 10-year Medicare reform proposal. -
Debunking Friday the 13th: 13 Myths about Health Care Reform
Opinion -If you cross the path of a black cat this Friday the 13th, you’re about as likely to experience bad luck as you are likely to win the lottery. That’s a fact. But facts often give way to myth.