Opinion
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Environmentalists seek ESA protection for local orcas
Opinion -Anti-logging and anti-commercial fishing advocacy groups on May 1 petitioned the federal government to grant endangered species status to a group of Pacific Northwest orcas known as the “southern residents. -
The Heart and Soul of an Excellent Education: William Bennett
Opinion -"The influence of geographic factors diminishes as technology grows. -
Homeschooling on Technology’s Leading Edge
Opinion -Supported by rapid advances in communications and in instructional technology, parents today are finding it easier than ever to educate their children at home, and to reject not only the "free" uniform educational offerings of their local public schools -
Teacher Union Lists Top 10 Voucher Supporters
Opinion -If you're "very wealthy" and provide financial support for school vouchers to help children get a better K-12 education, there's a good chance you were considered for inclusion in the National Education Association's article, "Ten Reasons to Speak Out -
Reversal of Fortunes
Opinion -On June 28 all seven justices of the appellate court reversed Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's order to break up Microsoft into two separate companies. However, Microsoft is not out of the woods. -
Choice Fades on Capitol Hill
Opinion -As Congress got to work on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) just before Memorial Day, it appeared President George W. -
Cleveland Voucher Case Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
Opinion -On May 23, Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery petitioned the U.S. -
How Well Are Our Public Schools Run?
Opinion -A common attack on any kind of choice school not owned and operated by the local school board is that such schools are not accountable to the public, and thus must be strictly regulated to prevent possible misuse of public funds. -
Voucher Programs Around the World
Opinion -Although there has been limited success in establishing government-financed school voucher experiments in the K-12 education system in the United States, the use of vouchers and voucher-like programs as mechanisms for enhancing parental choice in the -
K12.com
Opinion -Initial Assessment Parents are free to choose where their child begins learning with K12, but the company offers an Internet-based initial assessment of the child's competency in math and language arts. -
Airlines seek speedier reviews for new runways
Opinion -Responding to increasing flight delays and overcrowded airports, airline industry officials are urging government officials to streamline the environmental review process for the construction of new runways. -
California energy crisis deepens
Opinion -California continues to be plagued by a severe energy shortage, leading to higher prices and rolling blackouts. As the crisis deepens, state politicians face growing anger at home and stinging criticism from across the nation. -
Defending Cyber Schools and Homeschooling Parents
Opinion -When the Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School began operating this school year, it drew approximately 500 students from 105 school districts across the state. -
Doing the ‘Do Something’ Shuffle
Opinion -Hope glimmered for America’s bloated medical economy on June 4, when Thomas Scully made his public debut as head of the Health Care Financing Administration, the federal agency that provides health insurance to over 74 million people through Medicare, -
Education Industry News
Opinion -Has the momentum generated by the for-profit education sector weakened? Consider recent industry news: several company announcements of staff reductions; an estimated 30 percent write-down, totaling more than $5. -
Ford self-imposes global warming plan
Opinion -The Ford Motor Company in a May 3 corporate citizen report announced it has created an executive team to find ways for Ford to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the report, Ford chairman William Clay Ford Jr. -
Forstmann Launches New Campaign
Opinion -Children's Scholarship Fund co-founder Ted Forstmann earlier this year launched a new national, nonprofit organization called Parents in Charge to encourage a wider debate about the real problems and possibilities of the American K-12 educational system. -
Hawaii Lawmakers Reconsider Privacy Law
Opinion -Mass confusion has forced Hawaii lawmakers in the 2001 legislative session to put a medical records privacy law on hold and convene a special task force to review the law and recommend changes. The task force’s report was expected by July 1. -
Interior Secretary Norton to block reintroduction of grizzlies
Opinion -Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton has decided to scrap a Clinton administration plan to reintroduce grizzly bears into areas of Montana and Idaho. -
Judge blocks Clinton-Bush ban on roads in National Forests
Opinion -A federal judge in Idaho has blocked a ban on new roads in nearly half of America’s National Forests, ruling the ban would cause irreparable harm to multi-use interests. -
Just the Facts: Homeschooling Resource Guide
Opinion -The number of homeschooling families in the United States has been growing at an estimated 15 percent a year in recent years, with interest in alternatives to public schools surging after the Columbine High School massacre two years ago. -
Killing Mosquitoes or Killing Humans?
Opinion -It took me a long time to understand why so many environmentalists oppose any and all pesticides. -
Mass. Lawmakers Scramble to Preempt Voter Initiative
Opinion -Perhaps hearing the footsteps of a possible statewide bilingual education reform initiative approaching in their not-too-distant future, Massachusetts policymakers have hurried to pass reform measures they can point to as meaningful, thus preempting a -
Nation’s energy shortage highlights the need for free markets
Opinion -The current debate over tapping energy reserves in such places as Alaska, the Great Lakes, the Rocky Mountains, and the Gulf of Mexico illustrates the shortfalls of taking the free market out of our national energy policy and giving government ownership