John LaPlante
Monday, August 18, 2008Drilling in the Great Lakes?By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentThe idea of drilling in ANWR is getting a lot of attention. But there are other, less obvious sources of oil and gas. Russ Harding, of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, makes the case for lifting the ban on drilling in the Great ... more »»
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Friday, August 15, 2008Has Your School Flunked?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)American students, as a rule, do fairly well in international comparisons, and then lose ground the longer they stay in school. Flunked is a movie that shows you what's wrong with the current approach to schooling--and it gives examples of schools ... more »»
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Thursday, August 14, 2008Grade InflationBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)Does the reputation of your state's public schools inflated by an overly generous grading system? Probably, says an education researcher who maps the results of state proficiency tests onto the National Assessment of Educational Progress.... more »»
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Thursday, August 14, 2008On Second Thought, Don't Kill All the LawyersAdvancing smart government through law By John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralAs a rule, state-focused policy groups that belong to State Policy Network have a heavy emphasis on educating the public and lawmakers and offering alternative visions of where policy can go. The Goldwater Institute does that too, but it has a ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008Smart Leasing Pays OffBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxThe stereotypical view of small-government enthusiasts is that they advocate the politically impossible tasks of dumping one government department after another. Dumping government departments may in fact be a good idea, but there are other ways of maximizing the use of taxpayer dollars. The Georgia ... more »»
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008How Much Would You Pay?To do something about global warming? Not much By John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentEcon 101 is the study of supply and demand--and costs and benefits. It looks like North Carolina residents don't see much benefit in proposals to do something about global warming. Roy Cordato, of the John Locke Foundation ... more »»
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Monday, August 11, 2008A Guide for the State of WashingtonBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, Education (k-12), EnvironmentThe Washington Policy Center recently released its third annual policy guide. Check it out for ideas on how to improve governance and lift in the Pacific Northwest. Chapters include education, ... more »»
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Friday, August 8, 2008Chin Stubble is InBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentI know that Georgia is in a drought, but this next item, via the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, is odd: "Forget Casual Fridays. The Georgia Department of Agriculture now has more »»
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Thursday, August 7, 2008States Reinvent the (Broken) WheelBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxStateline says that a number of states are undertaking new efforts with the aim of "breaking the generational cycle of poverty." The 60s live again? Certainly there are things that governments can do to open ... more »»
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Thursday, August 7, 2008Transparency Moves Ahead in ColoradoBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxTransparency in government spending is moving ahead in Colorado, says Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute. Here's what he had to say in a recent email: The Denver Post made an issue ... more »»
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