Opinion
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Schoolwide Programs Cheat Disadvantaged Kids
Opinion -Despite research claims of dramatic improvements among disadvantaged children who took part in a schoolwide reform program, independent examination of actual test results shows no such improvement, with disadvantaged children performing poorly and/or -
Excuses, Expectations, and Learning Gaps
Opinion -One of the most significant advances in educational assessment over the past decade has been the development of the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) and its recent application by SAS inSchool as a general diagnostic tool. -
High School Crisis: 3 in 10 Drop Out
Opinion -More than three of every 10 U.S. students drop out of high school, thereby lessening their chances of becoming productive, economically successful citizens. -
Table: Graduation Rates by State and Race
Opinion -Graduation Rates by State and Race State NativeAmerican Asian Hispanic AfricanAmerican White Total Alabama 86% 79% INS 59% 68% 66% Alaska 49% INS 61% 61% 65% 61% Arizona NA NA NA NA NA 59% Arkansas INS 90% INS 68% 77% 75% California 61% 81% -
Small Schools Are Cost-Effective
Opinion -A new review of research on school size concludes investing in smaller rather than larger schools is a wise move when the cost per graduate is taken into account. -
Colorado Parents Want More Choices in Education
Opinion -A group of 18 minority parents and grassroots leaders in the Colorado school choice movement met with Representatives Don Lee (R-Littleton) and Nancy Spence (R-Centennial) over lunch in November to discuss the need for a voucher bill in the Centennial -
Adding Educational Value One Floor at a Time
Opinion -The value-added concept of educating a child is like constructing a 13-story building one floor at a time, starting with the kindergarten entry level on the ground floor. -
01/2003 The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -ELECTION UPDATE California: Democratic Gov. Gray Davis re-elected. Florida: Republican Gov. Jeb Bush re-elected. Georgia: Voters replaced Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes with charter school advocate Sonny Perdue. -
Due Diligence Needed at DoEd
Opinion -The misdirection of reform efforts with schoolwide intervention programs raises some serious concerns: It calls into question the validity of all federally funded and disseminated research about how to help disadvantaged students during the 1990s. -
Chicago Teacher Union Aims for Charter School Restrictions
Opinion -The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) lost bargaining powers as part of 1996 legislation giving the mayor of Chicago control of the city's public schools. -
Just the Facts: Test Scores by Gender and Other Characteristics
Opinion -Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has periodically conducted assessments to provide a report card on what the nation's students know and can do in various subject areas, and how these achievement levels are changing -
November Elections A Victory for Common-Sense Environmentalism
Opinion -At both the federal and state levels, the November 2002 elections revealed voters are no longer swayed by the scare tactics and anti-business rhetoric of the country’s leading environmental advocacy groups. -
Soot May Be Major Greenhouse Factor, New Study Says
Opinion -A new study on the role atmospheric soot particles may play in global warming suggests a new near-term control strategy, introduces a new element of uncertainty in climate models, and shifts more responsibility for curbing pollution to developing -
Magic Beans
Opinion -The coffee bean may offer the best protection against one of America’s surging epidemics--Type 2 diabetes. -
Drug Assistance
Opinion -Anti-business activists are using corporate scandals as an excuse to blame big business for social problems. -
Bill Frist’s ‘Big Vision’ for Medicare
Opinion -Heart surgeon and U.S. Senator Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) is stepping into a political swamp wrought with alligators: overhauling Medicare. -
01/2003 The Pulse
Opinion -The most important, least reported outcome of last year’s elections are what happened in the state legislatures. -
Pediatric Testing Requirement Would Be Wrong Medicine
Opinion -If you’ve filled a prescription recently, you may have had a nasty surprise. Antibiotics or a tube of steroid cream used to cost a few bucks, but now the prices are soaring. -
Medical Liability Reform: A Physician’s Perspective
Opinion -With the resurgence of the medical liability crisis, a review of tort reform efforts over the past several years is in order. -
How to Tame Your Health Care Costs
Opinion -Want to know the best way to dramatically reduce your health care costs over your lifetime? Choose healthy parents. -
01/2003 State Legislative Update
Opinion -ARKANSAS Governor Mike Huckabee (R) recently proposed increasing the state sales tax by five-eighths of 1 percent to pay for Medicaid. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #2-1
Opinion -FIRST, SOME HOLIDAY CHEER! Victory #1: Car Not Guilty of Fireworks Explosion The search for deep pockets in litigation is never-ending. -
Generic Drugs
Opinion -The cost of that prescription drug you take may be going down soon. -
Buyer Beware
Opinion -People take a lot of risk buying prescriptions over the Internet. While Canada seems to be where the action is, Americans are also buying re-imported drugs from Mexico, Israel, Austria, Ireland, Italy, and China, to name a few.