Opinion
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California City Votes to Buy Back Its ‘Free’ Wi-Fi Network
Opinion -Add Riverside, California, to the list of cities that have seen their plans to provide free wireless Internet access go not as well or as cheaply as planned. -
Oklahoma Legislature Advances Reform Bills
Opinion -A trio of school choice bills has accelerated Oklahoma’s progress toward expanding educational options for state students. -
Harvard Study: Cash Incentives for Students Can Spur Achievement
Opinion -A recent study by Harvard economist Roland Fryer Jr. suggests cash incentives could spur improvement in students’ grades, test scores, literacy rates, and even their behavior. -
Time Warner Offers Free Wi-Fi to NYC Customers
Opinion -Time Warner Corporation has begun offering free Internet wi-fi to its New York customers, in contrast to municipal wi-fi programs that end up costing taxpayers money. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #9-10
Opinion -The St. Louis City Museum, described as “a cross between a playground and a theme park,” is a magnet for tourists--and frivolous lawsuits. -
Illinois Governor Rethinks Tax on Digital Downloads
Opinion -Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) saw a tax on music and movie downloads as a great way to help plug a huge hole in the state budget—for one day. He quickly backed off the proposal after getting blowback from state legislators. -
SAT for Digital Skills Draws Mixed Reviews
Opinion -As employers increasingly seek candidates who can navigate, critically evaluate, and make sense of the wealth of information available through digital media, the Educational Testing Service, which administers the Scholastic Aptitude Test to college-bound -
Unions Oppose Seniority Reform Bill in California
Opinion -A proposed education reform bill in California would make it easier for budget-strained school districts to retain their most effective teachers. The bill’s author also touts SB 955 as a step forward for civil rights. -
Vermont School Consolidation Would End School Choice Option
Opinion -Legislation advancing slowly in Vermont would eliminate the school choice option that has been in place since 1869. Ninety of Vermont’s towns, known as tuition towns, do not have a local school or high school. -
Minnesota Prepares for Race to the Top’s Second Round
Opinion -Undeterred by his state’s poor showing in the first round of Race to the Top, Minnesota Gov. -
Austin Company to Provide Free Wi-Fi After City Failed
Opinion -An Austin, Texas, computer store is rolling out a plan to set up 50 free wi-fi hotspots throughout the city, stating it is frustrated with the city’s broken promise to blanket the community with free wi-fi using taxpayer money. -
Senator Urges FTC to Regulate Social Network Sites
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Congress’ Earmark Tracking Site Plagued with Flaws
Opinion -Advocates of government transparency were pleased when Congress followed through on its 2009 promise to list online all earmarks stuffed into appropriation bills. -
Mixed Signals on Tenure Reform Could Halt Innovations
Opinion -Thanks to Race to the Top, teacher tenure reform has gone from a relatively obscure issue to one of the most contentious education policy debates of 2010.The $4. -
Consumer Power Report #220
Opinion -I was at a health care event in Barrington, Illinois this week when a participant made a statement that I have been thinking for weeks, but have never said out loud. -
Senate Considers Bill to Stop Remote Laptop Surveillance
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Market Will Recover Despite Government
Opinion -Review of It’s Not As Bad As You Think, Why Capitalism Trumps Fear and the Economy Will Thrive, by Brian S. Wesbury (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010), ISBN: 978-0-470-23833-2, $24. -
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on California Video Game Ban
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a constitutional challenge to California’s ban on the sale and rental of violent video games to minors. -
Proposed ‘Cyberspace’ Office Raises Questions
Opinion -A bill introduced by Rep. Diane Watson (D-CA) to create a federal office for cyberspace issues is raising concerns over whether the nation needs a new government bureaucracy managing the Internet. -
Economists Cite Flaws in Global Warming
Opinion -As the science underlying predictions about global warming unravels amid scandal and contrary data, the economic argument against regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions is gaining traction. -
Poll: Americans Oppose FCC Regulation of Internet
Opinion -A Rasmussen Reports poll show for the first time a majority of Americans opposes the Federal Communications Commission’s plans to regulate the Internet. -
FCC Plows Ahead with Plan to Regulate Internet
Opinion -Exactly one month after a federal court ruled the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to regulate the Internet, the agency’s chairman nonetheless unveiled a plan to implement his ambitious National Broadband Plan—an avenue -
Illinois House Votes Down Voucher Bill
Opinion -The Illinois House of Representatives has defeated a bill to establish a pilot voucher program for students in Chicago’s worst public schools.The House voted 66-48 against SB 2494 by Sen. -
States’ Pension Bubble About to Break
Opinion -Taxpayers in almost every state face huge – and in many states unbridgeable – gaps between retirement benefits promised to their state government employees and the money set aside to pay them, according to a new study from The Heartland