John LaPlante
Friday, August 22, 2008School Choice Overcomes DemographyBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (k-12)One argument from the "schools need more, more, and some then some more" theory of education is that demographic realities mean that educating some students simply means that current funding of schools is inadequate. But what if the problem is not lack of money but how it is spent? ... more »»
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Friday, August 22, 2008Are Adjunct Faculty Bad for College Students?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (higher)The John William Pope Center look at a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education and concludes that adjunct faculty can be good for students and universities: "it’s likely that cost-benefit ... more »»
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Friday, August 22, 2008Public Takings Here and in ChinaBy John LaPlanteFiled As: GeneralForeign Affairs magazine offers up the "10 Worst Chinese Laws," and one of them has an eerie similarity to some things that happened at the state and local level in this country: "Although one can own buildings and fixtures on land, the land itself still belongs to the state. The ... more »»
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Friday, August 22, 2008Climate Change Policies Cost, Not Save, MoneyBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentThe State of Washington's Climate Advisory Team claims that its climate-related recommendations will bring $950 million in savings to Washington. The Washington Policy Center disagrees, noting that an analysis by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University finds that they will instead more »»
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Thursday, August 21, 2008Competition from Catholic Schools Boosts Student AchievementFiled As: Education (k-12)Do public (that is government-run) schools do better when they face more competition? A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research looks at public school performance in Ontario, Canada, along with how many students attend Catholic schools. The findings are yet another piece of ... more »»
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Thursday, August 21, 2008Florida Medicaid a Model to FollowBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareJohn Goodman writes quite favorably of Florida's Medicaid reform in a news alert from last month: The most radical Medicaid reform plan in the country is entering its second year. Initiated by Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, the program lets enrollees choose among competing private health plans, ... more »»
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Thursday, August 21, 2008Benefits from Insurance ChoiceBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareAside from the horrors of single-payer, government-run health care is bad for another reason: It robs people of the benefits of choice. In a new paper, two Stanford scholars "find find substantial benefits from plan ... more »»
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Thursday, August 21, 2008College for All? Perhaps NotBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Education (higher)Writing for the John William Pope Center, George Leef argues that not every child should strive for college. Leef bases his remarks on a new book by Charles Murray, who says we are "asking too much from ... more »»
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Thursday, August 21, 2008Renewable Fuel Mandates: Tilting at WindmillsBy John LaPlanteFiled As: EnvironmentInvestors Business Daily ran an editorial earlier this week on the folly of politically driven moves toward renewable energy sources. The editorial is geared at the congressional level, but with states considering renewable ... more »»
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Thursday, August 21, 2008Hands off My TwinkiesBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Health CareExpect government officials and "health care advocates" to make more moves to slap your hands at the dinner table. The group "Trust for America's Health" has released a report that ranks states on obesity, and newspapers, ever alert to bad ... more »»
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