Education
Education
The Obama Administration and the DC Student Voucher Program
Independent Women’s Forum, January 5, 2010 In his September 8 back-to-school speech, President Obama urged students to take responsibility for their actions. That is also good advice for the president himself and for his Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, considering that their recent actions are hurting the prospects of low-income ...
Commentary
Suburban schools not always great
A prominent California legislator from an inner-city district recently told a friend of mine that there were no poor-performing schools in the wealthy suburbs. This is a common perception among legislators, the media and parents, but it stands at odds with the facts. In 2008, there were 528 schools where ...
Commentary
As Congress Ends D.C. Voucher Program, Qatar Moves Toward Universal School Choice
As regular readers of the Foundry know, Congress has recently moved to end the popular and effective D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program, denying low-income families the chance to attend a school of their parents choice. Meanwhile, other countries are pushing forward with plans to give all parents school choice. In September, ...
Commentary
My Word: Awful school funding formula plagues Alameda County
Bay Area News Group (Oakland, CA), December 23, 2009 CA Political News, December 23, 2009 CALIFORNIA’S FISCAL outlook continues to worsen. Concern is mounting over the impact the state’s budget deficit will have on education funding. The California Teachers Association (CTA), along with state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, ...
Commentary
California Students Need the Gift That Keeps on Giving
The holiday season finds Sacramento legislators scrambling for $700 million in Race to the Top money from the federal government. In the midst of the chaos, policy makers, parents and taxpayers should take time to reflect on what Californias six million public school students really need, starting with high expectations. ...
Commentary
The Union that Stole Christmas
The holiday season is upon us, but Californias schoolchildren wont be receiving many gifts this yearat least not from their lawmakers or teachers unions. California is poised to become the nations largest school system that will not qualify to compete for $4.3 billion of federal Race to the Top funds. ...
Education
New Study Finds that Medicare Advantage Relieves the “Hidden Tax” On Privately Insured Americans
San Francisco The Pacific Research Institute, a free-market think tank based in San Francisco, today released its new report, Medicare Advantage or Medicare Monopoly: Protecting Seniors Choices and Taxpayers Wallets in the Federal Governments Largest Entitlement Program, by Health Care Studies Director John R. Graham. The report examines the ...
Education
Scrooging Schoolchildren
The U.S. House passed a $447 billion omnibus spending bill on Thursday. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claims all that spending will help restore long-term prosperity. In reality, the bill is a windfall for bureaucracies that leaves thousands of the District’s most disadvantaged students out in the cold. In a move ...
Charter Schools
Massachusetts Works to Expand Charter Schools
On November 18 the Massachusetts State Senate passed a much-anticipated bill to expand charter schools. The bill, S. 2216, sent to the House in the late hours of November 17, lifted the many caps hindering charter school expansion in the Bay State. Essentially, Massachusetts has two types of charter schools: ...
Commentary
Education summit, Qatar and school choice
Providence Journal (Providence, RI), December 11, 2009 DOHA, Qatar While there have been global economic and environmental summits for a number of years, mid-November brought the first international education summit, which was organized here. Some may wonder why an event designed to spur education innovation worldwide would be held in ...
The Obama Administration and the DC Student Voucher Program
Independent Women’s Forum, January 5, 2010 In his September 8 back-to-school speech, President Obama urged students to take responsibility for their actions. That is also good advice for the president himself and for his Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, considering that their recent actions are hurting the prospects of low-income ...
Suburban schools not always great
A prominent California legislator from an inner-city district recently told a friend of mine that there were no poor-performing schools in the wealthy suburbs. This is a common perception among legislators, the media and parents, but it stands at odds with the facts. In 2008, there were 528 schools where ...
As Congress Ends D.C. Voucher Program, Qatar Moves Toward Universal School Choice
As regular readers of the Foundry know, Congress has recently moved to end the popular and effective D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program, denying low-income families the chance to attend a school of their parents choice. Meanwhile, other countries are pushing forward with plans to give all parents school choice. In September, ...
My Word: Awful school funding formula plagues Alameda County
Bay Area News Group (Oakland, CA), December 23, 2009 CA Political News, December 23, 2009 CALIFORNIA’S FISCAL outlook continues to worsen. Concern is mounting over the impact the state’s budget deficit will have on education funding. The California Teachers Association (CTA), along with state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, ...
California Students Need the Gift That Keeps on Giving
The holiday season finds Sacramento legislators scrambling for $700 million in Race to the Top money from the federal government. In the midst of the chaos, policy makers, parents and taxpayers should take time to reflect on what Californias six million public school students really need, starting with high expectations. ...
The Union that Stole Christmas
The holiday season is upon us, but Californias schoolchildren wont be receiving many gifts this yearat least not from their lawmakers or teachers unions. California is poised to become the nations largest school system that will not qualify to compete for $4.3 billion of federal Race to the Top funds. ...
New Study Finds that Medicare Advantage Relieves the “Hidden Tax” On Privately Insured Americans
San Francisco The Pacific Research Institute, a free-market think tank based in San Francisco, today released its new report, Medicare Advantage or Medicare Monopoly: Protecting Seniors Choices and Taxpayers Wallets in the Federal Governments Largest Entitlement Program, by Health Care Studies Director John R. Graham. The report examines the ...
Scrooging Schoolchildren
The U.S. House passed a $447 billion omnibus spending bill on Thursday. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) claims all that spending will help restore long-term prosperity. In reality, the bill is a windfall for bureaucracies that leaves thousands of the District’s most disadvantaged students out in the cold. In a move ...
Massachusetts Works to Expand Charter Schools
On November 18 the Massachusetts State Senate passed a much-anticipated bill to expand charter schools. The bill, S. 2216, sent to the House in the late hours of November 17, lifted the many caps hindering charter school expansion in the Bay State. Essentially, Massachusetts has two types of charter schools: ...
Education summit, Qatar and school choice
Providence Journal (Providence, RI), December 11, 2009 DOHA, Qatar While there have been global economic and environmental summits for a number of years, mid-November brought the first international education summit, which was organized here. Some may wonder why an event designed to spur education innovation worldwide would be held in ...