Opinion
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Bush Outlines New Approach to Medicare Reform
Opinion -President George W. Bush took a first step toward a new conversation on Medicare reform, listing eight reform principles before an audience of about 200 people from the health sector on a beautiful summer day in the Rose Garden. -
Charter School Facilities and Finance
Opinion -When the charter school is ready to look for financing, the first item required is a financing package, used by lenders as a tool to evaluate their potential loan. -
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Deal Forced on Edison, Despite Meritless Charges
Opinion -The San Francisco School Board's charges against the Edison Charter Academy are completely without merit, according to a report from the San Francisco-based Pacific Research Institute, released a week before the board's vote on the disposition of the -
Education Industry News
Opinion -A sampling of education industry news from The Education Economy, a weekly publication of the market research firm Eduventures.com, which conducts research on the pre-K-12, post-secondary, corporate training, and consumer markets worldwide. -
Free-market environmentalism: It’s about choice, not science
Opinion -"Environmental debates . . . [are] really debates about preferences and whose preferences should be imposed on society. -
Freeways: The ultimate in pedestrian-friendly design
Opinion -If we've heard it once, we've heard it a hundred times: There is no point in building new road capacity because added capacity simply leads people to drive more. -
How to Continue the Improvement?
Opinion -Mayor Richard M. Daley says he wants Chicago to have "the best school system possible" . . . but how can his new leadership team build on the efforts of Gery Chico and Paul Vallas to improve the city's schools? -
Other Court Action on School Choice
Opinion -Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery in May asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a 2-1 decision of the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finding the Cleveland school voucher program unconstitutional. -
Social Security Health Benefits Need Revision
Opinion -The whole concept was new to me. As a young, first-year associate over 20 years ago, I was given a file for a trial to be held later that day before a United States Administrative Law Judge. -
State Education Roundup
Opinion -California Connecticut Florida Georgia Iowa Kentucky Maryland Nebraska New Jersey Oregon Texas Vermont Virginia California Confidential Records Found in Trash Although California state law requires that -
The Underground History of American Education
Opinion -John Taylor Gatto's new book may be ordered from his Web site at www.johntaylorgatto.com. Orders that mention School Reform News will receive a complimentary cassette tape of one of Gatto's lectures, valued at $8.00. -
How Much Should We Spend on Health Care?
Opinion -Here we go again. Another round of health insurance rate hikes. This time, premiums are going up 10 to 20 percent, at times more. Health care costs generally are rising at two to three times the rate of inflation. -
07/2001: The Galen Report
Opinion -The June 4 conference on "Transformative Change through Market-Driven Health Care" was a major success with full attendance throughout the day. -
The Case for Managed Care: Part 1 of 3
Opinion -If your approach to analyzing the health care system is through anecdotes, this article is not for you. We will not discuss Aunt Hilda's latest problem with her insurance company. We will not examine Grandpa's hip replacement at his HMO. -
Microsoft Ruling Just First Step
Opinion -June 28 marked a milestone in the history of antitrust law. By ruling unanimously against a lower-court decision that would have broken up Microsoft Corp., the U.S. -
Is Unionization of Teachers Good for Students?
Opinion -"When school children start paying union dues, that's when I'll start representing the interests of school children. -
MindPlay Offers Free Reading Skills Test
Opinion -Parents concerned about how well their children are learning to read in school can turn to a free online assessment tool to determine a student's reading level and detect any specific reading deficiencies: The Reading Evaluation, Assessment and -
Charter Law Update
Opinion -State Charter Law Rankings The Center for Education Reform issued a new ranking of the nation's 38 charter laws during Charter Schools Week in May. -
How Drug Price Controls Hurt Consumers
Opinion -Maine is at the forefront of efforts to regulate the price of prescription drugs. -
Increased congestion and proposed solutions
Opinion -Contrary to well-publicized claims by the anti-automobile Surface Transportation Policy Project, cities that have emphasized transit over highways experienced the greatest increases in congestion over the past two decades. -
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Canada No Model for Prescription Drug Reform
Opinion -The high cost of prescription drugs has caused many lawmakers to embrace Canada's nationalized health care system as a solution to America's woes. During her successful campaign last year, Michigan Sen. -
07/2001: The Pulse
Opinion -The editor of Employee Benefit News, David Albertson, notes it is difficult to tell if employers are really interested in defined contribution, or if the interest is just wishful thinking on the part of D-C proponents.