Opinion
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A Skeptic’s Primer on Net Neutrality Regulation
Opinion -“Net neutrality” has emerged as the most contentious communications and media policy issue. -
Analysis: Dollars Should Follow Scholars into Higher Education: Study
Opinion -On March 14, the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute released a study recommending a portion of state higher education funding in Arizona go directly to students in the form of grants, rather than to public institutions as lump-sum appropriations. -
Change Brewing for New Jersey School Construction
Opinion -Change is coming in the next few months for New Jersey's Schools Construction Corporation (SCC), a troubled entity charged with overseeing the construction of educational facilities in the state's poorest districts. -
Choice Advocates Call on States to Continue Katrina Relief
Opinion -A temporary educational aid package to hurricane-displaced students has set the stage for lasting school choice expansion, a leading education advocate says, and he is being joined in that call by others. -
Data Disseminated by Federal Agencies Can’t Be Challenged, Court Rules
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Education Expert Calls for Educational Freedom Day
Opinion -June 1 marks an important anniversary in the fight for school choice. On June 1, 1925, the Pierce decision of the U.S. -
Florida Parents Respond to Court’s Scholarship Program Shutdown
Opinion -In mid-April, local parents and a school choice advocacy group launched a radio advertising campaign urging Florida state Sens. -
Government’s Distrust of Innovation Disserves Children
Opinion -Editor's note: This is the sixth of a seven-part series showing why charter schools do not have the freedom needed to create significant educational improvements through innovation. -
In the News
Opinion -CLECs Lay More Fiber Competitive carriers have been expanding to metropolitan and regional fiber networks, validating predictions that the end of unbundled network elements-platform (UNE-P) rules would spur more investment and competition, not less. -
L.A. Parents Sue for NCLB Choice Options
Opinion -U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings weighed in May 1 on a federal lawsuit against two Los Angeles school districts filed in March by the Alliance for School Choice and the L.A.-based Coalition for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE). -
Maine Supreme Court Denies Public Funding for Sectarian Schools
Opinion -On April 26, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled in a 6-1 decision that the state is not required to publicly fund religious schools under the Town Tuitioning Program, effectively ending a 15-year legal battle over school choice. -
Maryland Legislature Forces Governor into Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Opinion -On April 6, Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich (R) signed into law the "Healthy Air Act," a bill aimed at reducing air pollution from coal-fired power plants. -
Scientist Given Award, Standing Ovation after Anti-Human Diatribe
Opinion -An audience at the Texas Academy of Science was given a disturbing view into the mind and morals of a respected scientist on March 3 when Eric Pianka accepted the academy's 2006 Distinguished Texas Scientist award. -
State Budgets Benefit from Increased Energy Prices
Opinion -New data from the federal government and several states show states that encourage natural resource recovery are collecting a revenue windfall from taxes on energy extraction. Thirty-nine states have some form of severance taxes. -
State of the Unions
Opinion -With the immigration debate raging across the nation, unions are mobilizing to exploit the immigrants' cause for political gain. -
States Raising the Bar on High School Graduation Standards
Opinion -With a handful of states leading the way, high school graduation standards are climbing around the nation. "Today we signed into law higher graduation standards for Michigan's students," said Chuck Wilbur, senior advisor for education to Gov. -
Vermont Spends More, But Has Little to Show
Opinion -Rising real estate values and declining enrollments since 2000 have escalated rural Vermont's per-pupil spending with little to show for the expense, according to an analysis released in April. -
Adapting to Global Warming
Opinion -Dear Editor: Your June 5 cover story, "Global Warming: Can We Live With It," rightfully pointed out that "humans have always adapted to their environment." But that doesn't mean we should push for more government involvement in our adaptation. -
Consumer Power Report #35
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 -
Lawsuit Abuse Fortnightly #5-7
Opinion -Viagra Handouts Promote Lawsuits It’s either a terrific practical joke or a new low in promotion by the plaintiffs’ bar. -
Price Gouging Is Good for Us
Opinion -Apparently, you can't be in politics today without crusading against price gouging. Congress is working on legislation making it a crime. -
Former Heartland Publisher Inducted into Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame
Opinion -(May 24, 2006 - Chicago, Il) Dan Miller, former publisher of three of The Heartland Institute's monthly publications, will be inducted into the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame on June 23. -
Consumer Power Report #34
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 -
Scholars and Community Leaders to Discuss Booker T. Washington’s Legacy and the Future of the African American Community
Opinion -(Chicago, IL – May 24, 2006) In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and amid growing controversy over immigration issues, black scholars and community leaders are gathering in Chicago to discuss the legacy of Booker T.
