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Demography Is Not Destiny: Florida Schools California
Capital Ideas
By: Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D
7.30.2008
Today California ranks 48th in basic reading and math skills. A challenging student population is a popular scapegoat, especially Hispanic students.” By this “logic,” Hispanic populations are growing rapidly, Hispanic students under-perform, therefore southwestern states are doomed. But states like Florida prove demography is not destiny.
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Be Careful What You Wish For: Hardship of high gasoline prices previews the impact of emission controls
Environmental Notes
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D
7.15.2008
In 2006, at the end of his movie An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore offered a number of things that the average person could do to decrease their impact on global climate change. They could ride a bike or take mass transit, the former vice-president advised. They could drive a fuel-efficient car, and they could drive less. Two years later, people are evidently making those choices in large numbers. But it’s not because of Mr. Gore, or Sheryl Crow, or Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s because of rising gas prices.
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Blueprint for Education Reform Leaves out Choice
Capital Ideas
By: Ian Randolph
7.9.2008
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared 2008 “The Year of Education Reform,” and more than halfway through the year, California parents continue to wait for promised relief. If the governor’s blueprint for reform is any indication, they may be waiting for a long time.
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Turning POTS into PANS: California Regulators Slam the Phone on Price Controls
Capital Ideas
By: Daniel R. Ballon, Ph.D
7.2.2008
The California Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday proposed relaxing 13-year old price caps on basic phone service. Yielding to the demands of public interest groups, regulators currently force telecommunications companies to offer the cheapest basic rates in the nation. But if artificially low prices are necessary to protect consumer welfare, why are consumers abandoning these plans in droves?
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Ban the Man?
Contrarian
By: Sally C. Pipes
7.1.2008
Next month the world’s athletes gather in Beijing, what we used to call Peking, for the XXIX Olympics, this iteration bearing the slogan “One World, One Dream.” One outstanding American athlete had a dream to compete in these Olympics, but will not be doing so. It’s not because of drugs, steroids, or anything like that. Rather, it’s because he is a man.
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