Opinion
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Dueling Studies Debate Advantages Offered by Private High Schools
Opinion -According to a report from the Center on Education Policy (CEP), a pro-public school think tank, public high schools educate low-income students as successfully as private schools. -
Green Dot Charter Schools Help Revolutionize Los Angeles District
Opinion -When the 2008-09 school year begins this fall, Green Dot Public Schools--an organization that runs 12 small charter schools in some of Los Angeles’s poorest neighborhoods--will turn its attention to a new one, Locke Senior High School in Watts. -
Hispanic Support for School Choice Is High
Opinion -Hoping to secure Latino votes, presidential candidates are talking much about immigration reform. -
Hormesis: A Potential Cure for Chemophobia
Opinion -Medicine, science, and public policy are driven by competing theories about how our bodies react to various substances. The U.S. -
Nevada Teacher Works to Oust NEA
Opinion -A renegade teacher and a rival union are leading charges against one of the National Education Association’s (NEA) largest local affiliates, opening up a legal dispute and a debate over who best represents the interests of teachers. -
New York City Launches Nation’s Largest School Bonus Program
Opinion -New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has unveiled a new program designed to reward teachers who increase student achievement at high-needs schools. -
Philanthropy Watchdog Says Choice Donors Do More than Give Money
Opinion -A report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) offers an inside look at the organizations funding school vouchers and tax credit efforts nationwide. -
School Choice Still Popular
Opinion -Despite the defeats in referenda, school choice advocates point to the movement’s enduring popularity with voters. -
State Rep. Polly Williams Honored at Group’s Fifth Anniversary Benefit
Opinion -The Faith First Educational Assistance Corporation honored Wisconsin state Rep. Annette Polly Williams (D-Milwaukee) at its fifth annual Anniversary Banquet in Philadelphia in early November. -
Voucher Movement Alive and Well Despite Recent Setback in Utah
Opinion -On November 6, the nation’s first statewide universal voucher program was defeated in Utah by a referendum vote. -
In Mortgage ‘Asylum,’ Inmates Are in Charge
Opinion -Your page-one article "Mortgage-Relief Plan Divides Neighbors" (Dec. 17) reveals the continued mismanagement of the economy by the Federal Reserve and the federal government. -
Consumer Power Report #109
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Growing Waistlines and Shrinking Budgets. What’s a Politician to Do?
Opinion -Remember those feel-good Coca Cola TV ads from years ago? A group of youth sway to and fro, holding candles and merrily singing "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. I'd like to buy the world a Coke and keep it company. -
Water Companies Present Flawed, Biased Study to Demand More Funds
Opinion -The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) has spent $60,000 in taxpayer funds on a biased, laughable study claiming global warming entitles water companies to more federal tax dollars. -
Researchers Turn to Military Technology to Address Bee Die-Off
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - December 21, 2007) As an unknown disease or parasite continues to ravage bee colonies around the country, commercial beekeepers are receptive to the unconventional use of military technology to combat Colony Collapse Disorder. -
Expert Comments: Addressing America’s Credit Crisis
Opinion -(CHICAGO, Illinois - December 21, 2007) On December 18, the Federal Reserve proposed new rules designed to ease the country’s credit crisis and address what it deems to be deception and fraud in mortgage lending. -
University Study Vindicates BP in Lake Michigan Controversy
Opinion -BP’s plans to discharge 54 percent more ammonia and 35 percent more suspended solids into Lake Michigan from its Whiting refinery will not environmentally damage the lake, concludes a study commissioned by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and -
Scientists Doubt Climate Change
Opinion -(December 21, 2007) A new Senate minority report, issued by the office of Sen. James M. -
Expert Comments: California Health Care Proposal Will Hurt Taxpayers
Opinion -(CHICAGO, Illinois - December 20, 2007) On December 14, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D) proposed legislation that would expand health insurance by increasing state payroll and cigarette taxes. -
Consumer Power Report #108
Opinion -Consumer Power Report, written by Greg Scandlen, director of Consumers for Health Care Choices at The Heartland Institute, is a weekly report summarizing recent developments on consumer-directed health care in the media, legislative, and regulatory -
Expert Comments: Proposed California Health Care Expansion Will Over-Burden Taxpayers
Opinion -(CHICAGO, Illinois - December 18, 2007) On December 14, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D) proposed legislation that would expand health insurance by increasing state payroll and cigarette taxes. -
Foundations of Bali Climate Change Policy Condemned by 100+ Experts
Opinion -To view this letter, click one of the links below: English: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=164002List of Signatories: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=164004 German: http://www.nrsp.com/articles/07.12. -
January 2008 Environment & Climate News: Special Edition!
Opinion -January would ordinarily be a "skip month" for ECN, but a last-minute development made us change our mind. Three respected scientists, Arthur B. Robinson, Noah E. -
Rate Freeze Will Not Resolve the Subprime Crisis
Opinion -Sir, Clive Crook (“The trouble with the Paulson plan,” December 10) highlights the glaring problems with US Treasury secretary Hank Paulson’s subprime bail-out plan. The bail-out is a blatant example of government intrusion into the mortgage industry.