Opinion
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Civil Rights Icon Fights for Choice in Education
Opinion -The Rev. H.K. Matthews, a civil rights leader who marched with Dr. -
Nation’s First Bottled Water Tax Hits Chicagoans
Opinion -Chicago has become the first city in the nation to tax bottled water. The 5 cents a bottle tax took effect January 1. The average price for a case of 24 bottles of water in Chicago is about $4, according to the Illinois Beverage Association. -
Feds Launch Spending Transparency Web Site
Opinion -The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has accomplished an early launch of USASpending.gov, a Web site that allows taxpayers to track how the federal government spends their tax dollars. -
Medical Establishment Is Slow to Embrace Telemedicine Options
Opinion -Dr. Allen Wenner, a family practice physician, works for Prime Time Medical Software in Lexington, South Carolina, where he develops programs that collect data from patients to help doctors diagnose more quickly. -
Doctors Oppose Limits on Specialty Hospitals
Opinion -Physicians groups are working to head off federal legislation preventing doctors from investing in physician-owned hospitals, after earning a brief respite when the clock ran out on a controversial bill in the U.S. -
Wisconsin Bill Would Increase Health Care Price Transparency
Opinion -Patients could know the price of more medical procedures before receiving treatment if a bipartisan bill on health care transparency makes it through the Wisconsin Legislature. Analysts say the bill will help consumers, boost quality, and lower prices. -
MassHealth Is a Mess
Opinion -Proponents of government-provided health care continue to tout Massachusetts as a model for the nation. -
Practicing Medicine Without Borders
Opinion -There is only one thing you need to know about telemedicine: Location doesn't matter. -
Massachusetts Doctors Move to Fill Low-Dose Radiation Market Niche
Opinion -The increasing use of Computed Tomography ("CT") scans in today's hospitals is prompting health professionals to look more closely at the potential effects of the radiation from those scans and consider how to minimize patient radiation exposure during -
Legislators Seek Freedom for Colorado Schools
Opinion -An initiative propelled by school leaders is gaining traction with state lawmakers in Colorado, creating the prospect of greater administrative freedom in the state's schools. -
DC Parents Support Renewal of Vouchers
Opinion -After three years, the primary concern of parents with children in the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP)--a federal voucher program in the nation's capital serving about 1,900 low-income students--has changed from basic school safety to academic -
No Child Left Behind Measure’s Reauthorization Unlikely in 2008
Opinion -While President George W. Bush and congressional Democrats marked the sixth anniversary of the signing of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), it seemed unlikely the measure would be reauthorized in 2008. -
Charter Schools Set Standards, Break Benchmarks in Michigan
Opinion -As Michigan charter school enrollment has climbed to more than 100,000 students, some traditional public schools are seeking to emulate their success. -
Experts Support Arizona Choice Program
Opinion -"The important facts have not changed since the Arizona Supreme Court found the Arizona scholarship tax program just fine nearly a decade ago. -
Government-Funded Preschool Is No Solution, Researchers Say
Opinion -Proponents of government-funded preschool programs, such as the one being considered in Missouri (see story on this page), often portray research as presenting an airtight case for long-term, positive effects from preschool programs. -
Ohio Parents Call for Special-Needs Scholarship Program
Opinion -Showing public support for school choice, several Ohio parents testified about the need for a special-needs scholarship program during a House Education Committee hearing on the Special Education Scholarship Pilot Program bill currently under -
Philadelphia Charter Schools Are Placed Under Increased Oversight
Opinion -Charter school operators and parents of students enrolled in the schools will be on the alert in April when a task force appointed by the School Reform Commission of Philadelphia reports its initial findings on the schools' academic programs, costs, and -
Schools Nationwide Hide Teacher Misconduct and Incompetence
Opinion -New reports show teachers nationwide are allowed to continue teaching, or are paid not to teach, after being found guilty of misconduct. Expensive, difficult, union-mandated rules prevent them from being dismissed. -
Teacher Unions Exploit Due Process to Protect Their Own … And Students Are the Victims
Opinion -Wherever teacher unions exist, the rigors of state-mandated due process are exacerbated by excessive procedures negotiated by the union designed to frighten off any principal who tries to discipline a teacher. -
Bush Bids to Preserve, Expand School Choice Options for Low-Income Citizens
Opinion -In the final State of the Union Address of his presidency, delivered January 28 to a joint session of Congress, President George W. Bush renewed his support for private school choices for children of low-income families, but with some new wrinkles. -
Principles of State Health Care Reform
Opinion -Excerpted from The Handbook on State Health Care Reform, by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, and Pamela Villarreal. -
Over Time, Nuclear Power Skeptic Becomes Advocate
Opinion -Power to Save the WorldBy Gwyneth CravensKnopf, 2007464 pages, $27. -
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall in U.S., Rise in Europe
Opinion -Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States fell by 1.8 percent in 2006, compared to a 0.3 percent increase in emissions in the European Union (EU), according to newly released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. -
Scientists Recommend Stronger Action to Decrease Bird Kills
Opinion -After years of trying to get wind farm operators to act voluntarily to reduce bird deaths at the Altamont Pass, California wind farm, environmental groups have filed multiple lawsuits in an effort to change the way the plant operates.