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Who’s Afraid of Charter Schools?
Capital Ideas
By: Evelyn B. Stacey
11.25.2009
On November 12, parents of children at Gratts Elementary in Los Angeles received a flier, in Spanish, warning that if they signed a petition to convert their neighborhood school into a charter school they would be deported. This threat, though bogus, teaches parents and policy makers a lesson about the forces opposing education reform in California.
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Give “American Education Week” Some Real Meaning
Capital Ideas
11.18.2009
This week the National Education Association is sponsoring American Education Week. According to the NEA’s website, the purpose of the week is to emphasize, “the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public education from kindergarten through college, and the need for everyone to do his or her part in making public schools great.”
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The Way in Which We Produce Our Food
PRI Study
By: Amy Kaleita, Ph.D
11.17.2009
This study presents the basic science of genetic crop modification, an overview of environmental concerns associated with GM crops, and an analysis of the validity of these concerns. It also includes recommendations for sound policy based on science and safety.
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The Pillage People Ride Again
Capital Ideas
By: K. Lloyd Billingsley
11.11.2009
On November 1 California began withholding 10 percent more from workers’ paychecks than the government already takes. This money grab, bad enough on its own terms, is a sign that the state has missed an opportunity to modernize the tax system and provide more stable revenue.
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Why Feminists Make No Allowance for Women’s Choices
The Contrarian
By: Sally C. Pipes
11.3.2009
A recent story in the British Daily Telegraph confirms that feminists think they have found a new wage gap in children’s allowances. Echoing several recent studies in the United States and Australia, the UK’s Co-operative Investments Child Trust Fund finds that parents give their sons 10 percent more spending money on average, while asking their daughters to do the lion’s share of the more domestic tasks, such as cooking and cleaning.
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California’s E-Waste Waste
PRI Study
By: Daniel R. Ballon, Ph.D
11.2.2009
The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in California, found that California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act (EWRA) is a waste of taxpayer dollars. This study, “California’s E-Waste Waste,” by Daniel Ballon, Ph.D., analyzes the history, performance, and consequences of EWRA and provides recommendations to reform e-waste recycling in the state.
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