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Natural Gas Development Upsets Conventional Thinking on America’s Energy Future
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Louisiana’s Teacher Evaluation System Could Remove Tenure from “Autopilot”
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Guest Commentary: Obama Mangles Lincoln on the Role of Government
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The Big Debt
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National School Choice Week Kicks Off on Saturday with Celebration in New Orleans
January 18, 2012 16:01
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sickofdemocrats:
But this is typical of Mr. Obama and most (not all) Democrats. They will say a -
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Kim:
How bout a 401K like private sector? You get what you put in.
Archive for April, 2010
Commentary: Innovative Hurricane Prevention Measures Merit Consideration
As described in the Times-Picayune, a delegation of Dutch and American architects and urban planners convened to explore potential (and radical) new methods to incorporate water into New Orleans’ rebuilding and future hurricane prevention techniques. According to David Waggonner III of Waggonner and Ball Architects, “the trick is … to find ways of reintroducing soils [...]
Meatless Mondays on Nanny State Menu
It seems that many government officials believe that their responsibilities include determining how people should live their lives. They try to influence people’s preferences and behavior by determining what foods people should eat, what activities they should engage in, and what should be allowed to transpire in privately owned restaurants and bars. Is it any [...]
Commentary: Grading the Teachers on Student Performance
A promising new bill introduced into the Louisiana State Legislature aims to hold public school teachers accountable for classroom progress. House Bill 1033 (introduced by Rep. Frank Hoffman) “would require annual evaluations for teachers starting in the fall of 2011, and pave the way for their dismissal if they fail repeated reviews.” If properly implemented [...]
Public Sector Unions Should Not Receive Preferential Treatment
Unionized government workers now outnumber unionized workers in the private sector. What does this mean for taxpayers? Dr. Daniel D’Amico of Loyola University points out, “with collective contracts it is difficult to maintain good incentives for individual job performance.” In other words, better workers get the same wage as lower performing workers. Further, “if a [...]
Commentary: New Bill Aims to Stop Law Clinics from Biting the Hand that Feeds
A new bill introduced into the Louisiana State Legislature by Senator Robert Adley (R-Benton) and backed by the Louisiana Chemical Association seeks to prevent law clinics that receive state money from “suing government agencies, suing individuals and businesses for financial damages or raising most constitutional challenges.” The introduction of this bill arises mainly in response [...]