Friday, March 28, 2008

Give Failure a Chance 

Filed As:  Education (k-12)

... it shuts down. When a traditional public school fails, it ... gets more money. Writing for the Buckeye Institute, David. W. Kirkpatrick says that the fact that a charter school can be shut down is a good thing:

"The ability to close ... more »»

• posted by John LaPlante
• 6:14 am
• 0 comment

Thursday, March 27, 2008

When Health Care and Education Bureaucracies Collide 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

A recent article in the Las Cruces Sun-News outlining a new $1.9 million award by the U.S. Department of Labor to Doña Ana Community College's nursing program caught my attention. As the ... more »»

• posted by Paul Gessing
• 6:35 pm
• 0 comment

Thursday, March 27, 2008

RendellCare lobbyist push community rating 

By Nathan Benefield

Filed As:  Health Care

The lobbyists charged with pushing RendellCare InsurePANow has fired off another missive advocating more of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's health care agenda. They tout a bill that they proclaim will ... more »»

• posted by Nathan Benefield
• 5:54 pm
• 1 comment

Thursday, March 27, 2008

A Debate on Individual Mandates 

Filed As:  Health Care

Michael F. Cannon, of the Cato Institute, engaged proponents of an individual mandate for health insurance coverage last week. You can read about it (and watch the debate) here.

• posted by John LaPlante
• 2:11 pm
• 0 comment

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Insurance Connector Being Discussed in Ohio 

By Marc Kilmer

Filed As:  Health Care

According to the Gongwer news service($):

Health care ... more »»

• posted by Marc Kilmer
• 1:10 pm
• 1 comment

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Alabama Legislature Moves Forward On Immigration Enforcement 

Filed As:  General

A bi-partisan group of state legislators want Alabama to be one of numerous states to bring clarity to state law addressing immigration enforcement, employer verifiation and enforce exsiting laws. A senate committee reported favorably by a vote of 10-0 the Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen ... more »»

• posted by Michael Ciamarra
• 11:19 am
• 0 comment

Thursday, March 27, 2008

More Avenues for School Choice 

Filed As:  Education (k-12)

If you're at all familiar with school choice, you have probably heard of the voucher programs in Milwaukee and Cleveland. But sometimes measures that promote school choice can be found in the most unusual places.

The Ocean State Policy Research Institute points to a more »»

• posted by John LaPlante
• 6:58 am
• 0 comment

Thursday, March 27, 2008

School Choice Saves Taxpayer Dollars 

Filed As:  Education (k-12)

School choice isn't just a moral imperative or a way to improve the state of education, it's also a way to save taxpayer money.

The Illinois Policy Institute reports that "a $4,000 per child education tax credit will actually more »»

• posted by John LaPlante
• 6:13 am
• 0 comment

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Washington Post Suggests HSAs as an Option 

Filed As:  Health Care

The Washington Post published a series of more »»

• posted by Grace-Marie Turner
• 5:13 am
• 0 comment

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Can Academic Excellence Survive the Faculty Union? 

Filed As:  Education (higher)

American universities are place where individuals advance the field of knowledge as far as their talents can take them. But is that compatible with the nothing-but-seniority ethic and rule-bound thinking of unionization? And is freedom of thought compatible with forced union membership?

Writing for ... more »»

• posted by John LaPlante
• 5:06 am
• 0 comment