Opinion
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Physicist Offers New Education Enterprises
Opinion -David Anderson, Ph.D., aspires to reform K-12 education by developing and offering schooling in the for-profit sector. -
Texas Thinking Outside the Box on Charter School Expansion
Opinion -The debate on charter school expansion is in full swing, since it could give Texas a competitive edge in the federal Race to the Top grant competition. -
Heartland Commentary on Michigan’s Auto Insurance Reform Proposals
Opinion -FAIR Legislation Not Fair at AllRecent efforts by Michigan legislators to bring down auto insurance prices could have strong negative effects on policyholders statewide. -
Impermissible Ratemaking in Health-Insurance Reform
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Teach For America Teacher Finds Differences Are Made One Breakthrough at a Time
Opinion -Teach for America—the 19-year-old program that puts recent college graduates into underserved classrooms for two years—is an effort to make a difference in failing schools by bringing in a different kind of teacher. -
Connecticut Charter Schools May Get a Boost
Opinion -Charter schools are a hot commodity among Connecticut parents, and the state Board of Education has taken note. -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #8-23
Opinion -A Cook County sheriff’s department custodian will collect a little more than $14,000--over toilet paper.The custodian claims she injured her back twice by “reaching around to pick up a piece of toilet paper.” She remains on the job. -
Consumer Power Report #207
Opinion -I don't know where to start this week. A little prognosticating would be in order, but I have no idea what to say. Mr. Obama said the Congress is "on the precipice," and I can't argue with that. -
Massachusetts Works to Expand Charter Schools
Opinion -On November 18 the Massachusetts State Senate passed a much-anticipated bill to expand charter schools.The bill, S. 2216, sent to the House in the late hours of November 17, lifted the many caps hindering charter school expansion in the Bay State. -
Congress Focuses on Increasing Government Power in Reform Plan
Opinion -As the Senate debates President Barack Obama's health-care bill, it's important we not get distracted by the sideshows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has planned for us. -
Rethink Autism Offers Innovative Learning Opportunities
Opinion -Families who can’t afford or don’t have access to professional help for their autistic children now have an online tool available at their fingertips. -
Nebraska Sen. Johanns Emerges as Voice on Health Care
Opinion -During the health care debate in the Senate, few lawmakers have attracted more attention than Democrat Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska. -
Film Shows Struggle to Save School Choice in the Nation’s Capital
Opinion -The Washington, DC-based Heritage Foundation has released a new, 30-minute documentary, Let Me Rise: The Struggle to Save School Choice in the Nation’s Capital, about the families fighting to save the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) in -
Report: Private School Tuition Tax Credit Saves Arizona Taxpayers Money
Opinion -For the last several months the Arizona media has reported extensively on the state’s tuition tax-credit programs, characterizing them as rife with abuse and a lack of accountability. -
Arizona Legislature Releases Survey of School Tuition Organizations
Opinion -After a series of investigative reports alleging Arizona organizations distributing tax credit scholarships funds lack accountability, a legislative task force was created to review the situation. So far, little wrongdoing has been uncovered. -
Heartland Institute Experts Question FTC Suit Against Intel
Opinion -On Wednesday, December 16, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission sued Intel Corp., accusing the microchip maker of engaging in anti-competitive practices. -
Companies Lining Up to Provide Free Wi-Fi
Opinion -The case for taxpayer-funded municipal “free” wi-fi plans continues to get weaker as more companies line up to sponsor Internet access for the public at no charge. -
State Farm Consent Order Shows Failure of Current Policies, Need for Reform
Opinion -The Office of Insurance Regulation announced today that State Farm will remain in Florida, raising rates and non-renewing 125,000 policies. Analysts at The Heartland Institute say the plan shows the state's efforts at heavy-handed regulation have failed. -
Reform Plans Could Increase Government Agencies’ Power, Size
Opinion -Legislative proposals under consideration in Washington, DC could dramatically expand the size and authority of government agencies, and not merely those traditionally focused on health care. -
Study: Eliminate Michigan ‘Jobs’ Department
Opinion -With the nation’s highest unemployment rate (currently above 15 percent), a distinction it has suffered for 43 consecutive months, Michigan’s economic travails have become well known. -
Report: Florida Needs Property Insurance Reform
Opinion -Insurance company rating firm Demotech, Inc. has released new information on the failures of three Florida property insurance writers. -
Influential Lawmakers Back Proposed Stock Transaction Tax
Opinion -Several prominent Congressional Democrats have lined up behind a new stock transaction tax intended to punish financial firms.The “Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009” would impose a . -
Beyond Business As Usual Saves Millions in Illinois Village
Opinion -Recent economic challenges have compelled some local elected officials in Illinois to question routine ways of running government. -
Landlords Under Stress from High Apartment Vacancy Rates
Opinion -The single-family housing market isn’t the only U.S. housing segment under stress.Rental apartment vacancies stood at 7.