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Solutions for California Water Woes
Environmental Notes
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D
10.20.2009
Last week, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called state legislators into a special session to hammer out the details of proposed water legislation. The proposal could include a bond measure of $9.4 billion or more, and would ideally address the highly contentious water allocations and restrictions in the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta. With so much at stake, it’s important that California gets this right.
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Education Reform is Everyone’s Problem
Capital Ideas
10.14.2009
The National Education Association wants to reform hiring practices to help move highly qualified teachers into the classrooms of troubled schools. This is a laudable effort, but the problems in America’s public schools extend far beyond poor areas. Indeed, many middle-class schools are failing to educate their students.
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The Facts about Medical Malpractice Liability Costs
Health Policy Prescriptions
By: Lawrence J. McQuillan, Ph.D
10.7.2009
There is a lot of talk in Washington about cutting wasteful health care spending and, more specifically, cutting costs associated with medical malpractice liability. The dollar figures used by various groups and lawmakers often diverge widely. This paper presents what we know, and don’t know, about medical malpractice liability costs.
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Is the Recession Harder on Women than Men?
The Contrarian
By: Sally C. Pipes
10.6.2009
“During the current economic crisis, high-flying women have been overlooked for promotion, according to a study out Tuesday,” read the August 19 CNN headline, above the subtitle, “At the upper level of management, business is still dominated by men.”
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