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Want Incentives for Public Schools? Try School Choice
Capital Ideas
By: Lance T. Izumi, J.D.
8.29.2007
SACRAMENTO – Dan Weintraub, the perceptive columnist for the Sacramento Bee, shows a knack for piercing the excuses put forward by education special interests. He recently argued that public schools need incentives to implement high-performing school models. While Weintraub didn’t specify the incentive, the obvious candidate would be greater school-choice options, especially vouchers.
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Students and Subprimes
Capital Ideas
By: Rachel Chaney
8.23.2007
According to most predictions, the recent downturn in the housing market is only going to get worse before it gets better. In July, housing starts — the number of privately owned homes on which construction has begun — fell to the lowest levels in a decade. The subprime mortgage crisis continues to worsen, making credit harder to come by for many people. Mortgage defaults are rising while house prices are falling.
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Cool News on Climate Change
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
8.15.2007
SACRAMENTO – On August 4, the temperature here was 104 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s nothing unusual for California's capital in the summer, as residents know full well. What happened next proved unusual indeed.
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Finding the Right Solution for Health Care Reform
Health Policy Prescriptions
By: Diana M. Ernst
8.14.2007
More than a year from the presidential election, health care pushes ahead as an important domestic priority. Americans must decipher what is right for health care reform, but some pundits appeal more to the heart than the mind. This year alone, one film and three books take on this important topic, with mixed results.
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How to Clean Up California's Pension Mess
Capital Ideas
By: Matthew C. Piccolo
8.8.2007
SACRAMENTO – A Sacramento Superior Court judge recently ruled that California must pay a lucrative $6.4 million pension to the heirs of a former state employee who made $22,000 a year. This shocking tale, though unique, is only one part of a complex public pension mess that needs cleaning up.
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PUC Language Ruling Bad News for Companies and Consumers
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
8.1.2007
SACRAMENTO – Last Thursday the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to require telecom companies to serve their customers in multiple languages. Commission president Michael Peevey told reporters, "I'm proud of what we've done," but he shouldn't be. This is a bad decision that shows ignorance of California law, history, and the marketplace.
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