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Radical Reform of Teacher Certification
Opinion -Do you have what it takes to be a K-12 teacher? a college degree content knowledge in the area to be taught no criminal background. -
Lessons from Houston
Opinion -"Leaving No Child Behind: Lessons from the Houston Independent School District" is a 42-page report on an October 2000 conference in Houston called "Making the Grade," where education leaders and researchers came to analyze the Houston school district's -
Education Freedom Index: 2000 and 2001 (table)
Opinion -EDUCATION FREEDOM INDEX 2000 and 2001 State EFI 2001 Score EFI 2001 Rank EFI 2000 Rank Change in Rank Arizona 2. -
Public Schools Don’t Want the Money to Follow the Child
Opinion -Last month's School Reform News noted that an organization representing 32 of Indiana's largest school districts had called for a moratorium on charter school approvals because they didn't want to lose the state funding for students who transferred out -
States Declare War on Prescription Drugs
Opinion -State elected officials across the country, hard-pressed to keep expensive promises they made during the good economic times of the 1990s, are considering legislation that would force drug manufacturers to pay “supplemental rebates”to have their drugs -
The Coming Revolution in Medicine
Opinion -In a 1901 article summarizing medical progress in the nineteenth century, Sir William Osler wrote, “… bacteriology opened unheard of possibilities for the prevention of disease. -
Is it Wrong to Remove a Child from a Failing School?
Opinion -It did not take opponents of school choice long to respond to President George W. Bush's inclusion of tuition tax credits in the 2003 budget proposal he released on February 4. -
Hawaii Won’t Certify Star Teacher
Opinion -Joan Rohrback is among the best science and math teachers in Hawaii ... but she cannot teach in the state's schools. -
New Health Threat: Litigation
Opinion -Nothing should ever come between a patient and a doctor … and especially not a lawyer. Yet today’s out-of-control legal environment is doing just that, denying patients the care they deserve. -
Oregon Community Adopts SimpleCare Approach
Opinion -McMinnville, Oregon family physician Mike Jaczko D.O. was struggling to keep his doors open. -
Senate rejects tighter CAFE as new data link program to thousands of deaths
Opinion -Efforts to toughen a federal program initiated in response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo were rejected by the U.S. -
Nevada rancher wins landmark ‘takings’ case
Opinion -A long-anticipated decision on Hage v. United States, a takings case filed by Nevada ranchers Wayne Hage and family, was issued by Senior Judge Loren A. Smith on January 29. The Hages had filed their takings claim against the U.S. -
Federal deal-making threatens citizens’ rights
Opinion -If you care about CARA, the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, and the continued management of fish and wildlife resources for the benefit of all citizens of the United States, you might be -
Individual Responsibility Is Key to Health Care Concerns
Opinion -As I read Health Care News and appreciate your excellent coverage of health care issues, it upsets me to see the conservative health care reformers falling into the health care entitlement trap—effectively assuring only government entitlements can solve -
Editorial: Bush gives Enron the last laugh
Opinion -The irony is thick. Just months after the firm imploded and during a week that saw its senior executives slapped around by Congress, Enron’s fondest dreams have been granted by President George W. Bush.For years, Enron lobbied hard for U.S. -
Competition: A Cost-Effective Cure for Troubled Schools
Opinion -Decades of increased spending on our nation's public school system have not produced the desired results of increased school quality and student achievement. -
State Roundup
Opinion -California District of Columbia Florida Hawaii Missouri New Jersey North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island Wisconsin CALIFORNIA Bill Would Permit Teacher Unions to Bargain Everything California Speaker of the Assembly Herb Wesson -
Business Roundtable Rolls Out Patient Safety Survey
Opinion -The Leapfrog Group, sponsored by The Business Roundtable with support from the National Health Care Purchasing Institute, unveiled in January the results of a months-long survey aimed at determining how seriously urban acute-care facilities take the -
Missouri Proposal Would Give Patients Choice
Opinion -Under a bill introduced earlier this year in the Missouri State Senate, HMOs would be required to accept into their network any qualified health care provider. The Missouri senate's only physician, Marvin Singleton (R-Joplin), sponsored the measure. -
04/2002: State Legislative Update
Opinion -GEORGIA A bill (SB 470) introduced by State Sen. Jack Hill (D) would create a prescription drug discount program for Georgia residents age 55 and over. -
04/2002: The Pulse
Opinion -You are invited to participate in an online discussion list dealing with many of the issues we report on here. To check it out, send an e-mail to [email protected]. -
Almost 1 in 8 Students Labeled ‘Disabled’
Opinion -A new study by the National Research Council shows enrollment in special education programs is growing at an unprecedented pace, with nearly one in eight students now labeled as disabled. -
Angel Revives Catholic Schools in Memphis
Opinion -A second round of anonymous multimillion-dollar donations will help re-open three long-closed Catholic schools in Memphis, Tennessee, according to the February issue of The Friedman Report. -
Bush calls for power plant emission cuts
Opinion -During the same February 14 speech in which President George W. Bush announced his new greenhouse gas program, the President proposed mandatory reductions in sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and mercury emissions under a cap-and-trade system.
