Opinion
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Cable TV Reform Would Save Customers $115 Per Year, Study Finds
Opinion -Reforming the way Illinois communities authorize cable TV service could save the typical household in Illinois $115 per year, and statewide savings from reform could reach $352.5 million. -
Ads Challenge Al Gore to Debate Global Warming
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - April 3, 2007) Today (Tuesday) a national nonprofit organization began an ad campaign calling on former vice president Al Gore to publicly debate critics of his "alarmist" perspective on global warming. -
Expert Comment on SCOTUS Greenhouse Gas Decision
Opinion -(Chicago, Illinois - April 2, 2007) The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today that could give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) clearance to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. The following statements can be quoted in part of in full. -
Policymaking Must Respect Constitution
Opinion -More than a decade has passed since Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. It is time to engage in a radical rethinking of communications law and policy. -
Franchise Reform and the FCC
Opinion -In December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an order to reform video franchising regulations. -
Franchise Reform Moves Ahead
Opinion -Four states introduced bills to create statewide video franchise rules in February, picking up on a trend that thus far has seen eight states revise rules so cable TV competitors can enter local markets faster. -
FTC Hears Debate over Net Neutrality
Opinion -The debate over network neutrality further intensified in February as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a two-day workshop on whether to regulate the way U.S. -
What Ever Happened to ‘Look Both Ways’?
Opinion -I know it has become a bit passé to talk about personal responsibility these days. Ours is a “it takes a village to raise a child” world. We’re told we have to look out for each other in this big village to ensure no one becomes the village idiot. -
Local Budgets Reel Under Arsenic Mandates
Opinion -The citizens of Middlefield, Ohio are being hammered by a staggering cost of $7,400 per household after water testing showed the community is very slightly above new, stringent federal standards regarding arsenic in water. -
Controversial EPA Proposal May Increase Ozone Pollution
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering new rules for diesel truck engine manufacturers that may actually increase ozone levels in many cities. -
Many States Devastated by Frigid Weather
Opinion -In a time when the national media trumpets any brief heat wave or unusually warm local weather as "proof" of global warming, the winter of 2006-2007 offered quite a counterpunch of remarkable cold weather events. Calif. -
Letter to the Editor: Greenland Ice Gain Since World War II
Opinion -As a retired meteorologist, I feel the accusation that we humans are the cause of global warming is one of the biggest hoaxes ever foisted on a gullible public by the media. -
State Climatologists Attacked for Global Warming Doubts
Opinion -Several state climatologists--researchers officially charged with gathering, analyzing, and disseminating climate and weather information for the states--are being pressured by global warming alarmists to silence or change their skeptical views on global -
Bush Executive Order Aims to Reign in Excessive Regulation
Opinion -An executive order signed by President George W. Bush on January 18 will make it more difficult for federal agencies to issue policy guidances that critics have described as back-door attempts to impose regulations. -
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.
