Opinion
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A Good Idea Going Bad
Opinion -On July 23, the U.S. Senate voted against two rival bills that would have expanded Medicare prescription drug coverage for senior citizens. -
Tax Relief Makes Health Care More Affordable
Opinion -Rising health care costs are a major concern for many Americans. Whether it is the increased costs of health insurance premiums or the high cost seniors must pay out of pocket for their prescription drugs ... -
08/2002: The Pulse
Opinion -The National Center for Policy Analysis has released three new health policy-related Brief Analyses, one by Ron Bachman of PricewaterhouseCoopers and two by me. -
Americans reject public transportation, choose autos
Opinion -Transit advocates claim recent increases in transit ridership are proof Americans are turning away from the automobile and that transit--especially rail transit--deserves more funding than ever. -
Armey Proposes Vouchers for DC Children
Opinion -Responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's June 27 decision declaring the Cleveland voucher program constitutional, President George W. -
Elderly Veterans Ignored in Rx Policy Debate
Opinion -Millions of retired elderly veterans eligible for benefits under the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) health care system have been largely forgotten in current health care policy debates. -
EPA gives Army Corps green light to dump toxic sludge
Opinion -The Army Corps of Engineers should be allowed to continue dumping toxic sludge into the Potomac River, according to an Environmental Protection Agency document, because the sludge encourages fish to flee the area and its resident fishermen. -
Findings Prompt Scrutiny of National Certification Board
Opinion -The findings from a new study, showing that nationally certified teachers produce only average student achievement, should prompt a “wake-up call” for lawmakers and others to take a closer look at the organization that issues and promotes national -
For-Profit Education a $102 Billion Industry
Opinion -Revenues in the for-profit education industry grew by 2.6 percent to $102 billion in 2001, according to Eduventures, Inc.’s seventh annual overview of the industry. The $16. -
Nationally Certified Teachers Come Up Short on Achievement
Opinion -A study by Education Consumers Clearinghouse (ECC) founder J.E. Stone has concluded nationally certified Tennessee teachers are no more proficient in raising students’ test scores than average teachers in their home school districts. -
Relentlessly Pursuing School Choice: an exclusive interview with Howard L. Fuller
Opinion -“I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty—to wit, the white man’s power to enslave the black man. It was a grand achievement, and I prized it highly. From that moment, I understood the pathway from slavery to freedom. ... -
Table: Early Estimate Data for 2001-2002
Opinion -Early Estimate Data for 2001-2002 (47.6 million students, 3.0 million teachers, $405.8 billion in revenue, 2. -
The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Cleveland Vouchers Fulfill Two Children's Different Needs Eleven-year-old Charlotte Reed is on her way to Harvard. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #1-6
Opinion -He’s Demanding a Lifetime Subscription to Penthouse A man who uses a wheelchair has sued a Florida strip club because an area where private lap dances are performed is up a flight of stairs and inaccessible to him. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #1-5
Opinion -Win Big! Lie in Front of a Train The New York Times reports a New York City woman was awarded $14.1 million by a state supreme court jury after she was hit by a subway train. -
Union Hid Political Spending, Suit Charges
Opinion -The 2.7 million members of the National Education Association (NEA) apparently get a terrific bargain for their membership dues: Political clout at no expense. -
President Pays Tribute to Milton Friedman
Opinion -When Nobel laureate Milton Friedman was in Washington in May to attend the Cato Institute’s 25th anniversary gala, including the inaugural award of the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty, he had lunch at the White House with President George W. -
Bush, Paige Laud Choice on Milwaukee Visit
Opinion -When Rod Paige was named U.S. Education Secretary by President George W. Bush a year and a half ago, the appointment was greeted with skepticism and apathy by many choice advocates. -
Penn. Tax Credit Off to Fast Start
Opinion -In just 10 months and with little publicity, more than 1,140 companies have taken advantage of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC). -
Catholic Schools Excel
Opinion -Despite spending less than half what the public schools spend on educating children in poverty, Catholic schools in three New York boroughs outperform the public schools in both reading and mathematics at every grade level, according to a recent study we -
The Friedman Report: School Choice Roundup
Opinion -Getting School Board Members On Board Teaching college students in Michigan convinced Lori Yaklin that America’s K-12 school system was in a deep state of disrepair. -
‘See, I’m an American!’
Opinion -In an interview for Ken Burn’s PBS film on Thomas Jefferson, columnist George Will commented on the importance of citizens knowing the opening words of the Declaration of Independence. “[W]e have a civil religion in this country. -
Take the History Test
Opinion -These are sample questions from the 2001 National Assessment of Educational Progress.(click here answers) Fourth Grade 4.1 The poster shown here [Uncle Sam "I Want You for the U.S. -
Paycheck Protection in Colorado
Opinion -In an interview with United Press International earlier this year, Colorado Governor Bill Owens reflected on the executive order he signed in May 2001 ending automatic payroll processing of all government union dues: “We ordered a review of all the