Opinion
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PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Policy Advisors Join Amici Curiae Brief in California ‘Climate Trial’
Opinion -"The amici curiae will demonstrate that there is no 'consensus' among scientists that recent global warming was chiefly anthropogenic, still less that unmitigated anthropogenic warming has been or will be dangerous or catastrophic." -
The Public School Myth
Opinion -Opponents of education choice like to prophesize doom when the subject is raised for debate. -
Why Giving Families a Choice Will Always Make Them Happier
Opinion -“Homeschooling was for hippies, now it’s for hipsters.” -
‘Adultism’ Fad Prevents Kids From Growing Up
Opinion -Our country will not long endure if adults continue to forfeit their responsibility to guide young people. -
Legislative Pulse: Opposing ‘Cap-and-Swindle,’ ‘Ineptitude,’ Secrecy
Opinion -Two-term Oregon state Sen. Alan Olsen is fighting against a carbon tax and fighting for government transparency. -
Societies Need Fathers
Opinion -Thousands of students walked out of their classrooms in schools across the United States on March 14. -
FDA Creates Cigarette Confusion – Calls for Science to Back up Policy
Opinion -The FDA announced a plan mandating a reduction of nicotine levels in combustible cigarettes. -
Heartland Dissects the 2017 Climate Science Special Report
Opinion -Climate Change Weekly #280 -
EPA Review Could End California’s Vehicle Emissions’ Waiver
Opinion -Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, testified the agency was reexamining California’s waiver to impose stricter vehicle emission standards under the 1970 Clean Air Act than federal requirements. -
Minnesota District Forces Kindergarteners to Analyze ‘White Privilege’
Opinion -A Minnesota school district has instituted an aggressively political curriculum requiring students to begin thinking about race in kindergarten and sustain that emphasis all the way through high school. -
New York DoE Orders Failing District to Develop Improvement Plan
Opinion -The New York State Department of Education ordered a school district that has been failing students for nearly 30 years to create an improvement plan. -
Ronald Rotunda, R.I.P.
Opinion -A distinguished and influential voice in debates on a wide range of topics, Ron Rotunda will be sorely missed. -
If A Great Many Trees Fall – And They Don’t Have To – DC Will Mandate They Fall Anyway
Opinion -Someone get me the environmentalists. I have something on which we can work…together. -
California, Activists Sue Trump To Enforce Obama Era Fracking Rules
Opinion -The state of California and others are suing the Trump Administration seeking to force it impose Obama-era rules regulating fracking on federal lands requiring operators to disclose chemicals used in fracking and setting standards for well construction. -
New York to Require Mental Health Education in K-12 Schools
Opinion -New York has become the first state to require schools to provide mental health education, with curriculum changes to go into effect this fall. -
Schools Receive Washing Machines and Dryers to Clean Kids’ Clothes
Opinion -A few dozen schools around the nation are receiving washing machines and dryers so school staff members can wash children’s clothes for them. -
California Sues Over Global Warming, Judge Orders Climate Lesson
Opinion -The descent of climate science into the surreal is about to take another comedic slide. -
New York Gov. Cuomo Pushes Ambitious Offshore Wind Energy Plan
Opinion -New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo released a comprehensive “New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan” to guide the development of 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030. -
Charter Schools Have Positive Impact on Nearby Schools, Study Finds
Opinion -Charter schools positively affect neighboring schools’ student achievement, a new study finds. -
Indiana, Colorado Ranked at Top for Charter School Laws
Opinion -Potential for growth and a high degree of autonomy helped place Indiana and Colorado at the top of a new ranking of states’ charter school laws. -
Heartland Institute Supports House Passage of Right to Try Bill
Opinion -Expected passage in House will be next step in freeing patients to help save their own lives -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Experts React to Florida Passing Hope Scholarship Expansion for Victims of Bullying and Violence
Opinion -“The signing of this bill is a great step to protect students.” - Lennie Jarratt -
Colorado Supreme Court Takes Up Childrens’ Climate Lawsuit
Opinion -the Colorado Supreme Court hears opening arguments in a lawsuit pitting a group of six children backed by an environmental activist group against the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. -
Great Hearts Charter Network Makes Classical Education More Accessible
Opinion -An increasingly popular network of classical schools illustrates why the number of charter schools across the United States is now nearing 7,000, serving more than three million school children across the nation.