Opinion
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School District Rejects Gore Film
Opinion -Al Gore's 2006 film An Inconvenient Truth cannot be shown in Federal Way, Washington schools unless "credible, legitimate" opposing views are also presented, the district's school board decided on January 9. -
Congress, Media Distort Censorship Issue
Opinion -In an ironic twist to the ongoing persecution of state climatologists who doubt global warming alarmism, the U.S. -
Colo. District to License Own Teachers
Opinion -Seeking to fill difficult instructional positions and expose more students to subjects with contemporary relevance, a Colorado school district will train and license its own teachers this year. -
New York State May See More Charter Schools
Opinion -On February 27, the New York State Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee held hearings on a proposal by newly elected Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) to increase the number of charter schools statewide. -
More Money Doesn’t Mean Better Education in Kansas
Opinion -A January report issued by the Topeka-based Flint Hills Center for Public Policy challenges prevailing wisdom about the adequacy of public school spending in Kansas. -
Florida Merit Pay Program Under Fire
Opinion -If the opposing parties in a lawsuit filed last December against Florida's Special Teachers Are Rewarded (STAR) program can agree on anything, it's that changes need to be made for Florida to have a successful performance-based pay program. -
Low-Income Parents Make Informed Education Decisions for Their Kids
Opinion -In January, the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington released a report showing low-income parents prefer to choose their children's schools rather than allow the government to do it for them. -
Chicago Public School Principals Will Get Help to Meet Performance Criteria
Opinion -On January 24 the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Board of Education unanimously approved a new policy that gives struggling principals about a year to improve before facing corrective action or dismissal. -
Recent Research: The Merit of Merit Pay Programs
Opinion -University of Arkansas education researchers Jay Greene and Marcus Winters touched a nerve when their study on teacher pay hit newsstands in February. -
Analysis: Integrity Is Remedy for Harms Caused by Social Promotion
Opinion -Can public schools that poorly serve our children be guilty of a subtle form of child abuse? To me, the answer to that question is yes and the problem is pervasive, affecting nearly every public school system. -
Analysts Urge Caution to Trust Markets
Opinion -On February 7, a diverse group of nine national companies and unions announced it was forming a coalition to reform the nation's health care system and ensure universal coverage by 2012. -
Mass. Mandate May Cost Twice Early Estimate
Opinion -Massachusetts residents trying to comply with a state law passed in 2006 are in sticker shock today. Last April, then-Gov. Mitt Romney (R) signed into law an ambitious proposal to insure all Massachusetts residents by making health coverage mandatory. -
Bush Health Care Plan Triggers Debate
Opinion -Responses to President George W. Bush's new health initiative have filled newspapers and the airwaves since his January 8 State of the Union address. -
Proposed Federal Law Would Free States to Pursue Innovative Reform
Opinion -As President George W. Bush attempts to push a national solution to America's health care policy problem, some members of the U.S. House and Senate are hoping to make it easier for states to come up with their own answers. -
Md. Experts Find Circuit Court’s Decision Appealing
Opinion -Health care experts in Maryland heaved a sigh of relief on January 17 when the U.S. -
Commentary: ‘Lean Thinking’ Can Improve Health Care
Opinion -Some may think throwing more money around will solve all the ills of American medicine. At the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, we think otherwise as a result of our own experiences. -
Georgia State Senator Proposes Market-Based Reform
Opinion -On January 11, Georgia state Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta) introduced the Insuring Georgia's Families Act (S.B. 28), a bill that aims to use market-based incentives to insure at least 500,000 of the state's 1.7 million uninsured residents. -
Legislators’ Group Defends Pharmacy Benefit Contracts
Opinion -In December the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) approved a resolution opposing recent efforts by advocacy groups and state legislatures to force pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to disclose proprietary and business transaction information to -
Illinois Health Care Task Force Report Draws Critics
Opinion -On January 26, Illinois' Adequate Health Care Task Force delivered to Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) and the legislature its final recommendations on how to insure all state residents. -
Mo. Should Open Cable TV Market
Opinion -Cable franchise requirements probably sounded like a good idea back in the days when cable TV was a new, expensive luxury. -
IPCC Reduces Global Warming Projections
Opinion -On February 2, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Summary for Policymakers of its Fourth Assessment, even though the full report will not be released for three months. -
Air Quality Rule Costly for Wisc. Families
Opinion -The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has unanimously approved regulations that will bring the state into compliance with the Bush administration's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). -
Radiation Myths Harming Public Health
Opinion -Review of Underexposed: What If Radiation Is Actually Good for You? By Ed Hiserodt Laissez Faire Books, 2005 247 pages, $14. -
Scholarships for Foster Children Proposed in Maryland
Opinion -A plan to expand educational options for an especially disadvantaged class of students is moving forward in Maryland. Introduced in February by state Del.