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Natural Gas Development Upsets Conventional Thinking on America’s Energy Future
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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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Posts Tagged ‘Vouchers’
Wall Street Journal Declares 2011 The “Year Of School Choice”
Over the span of this year, thirteen states, including Louisiana, have passed school choice legislation, while 28 states have pending legislation.
Commentary: City Journal: New Orleans a Model for Urban Renewal
In spite of the despair which clouded our city during and after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has experienced a historic renewal. With the election of a new administration, a burgeoning sense of optimism pervades New Orleans. The City Journal recently published an article by Nicole Gelinas which illuminates the governmental and socioeconomic factors contributing to [...]
Commentary: Louisiana Education Budget Cuts Highlights Need for Vouchers
Voucher programs not only provide students with access to better schools of their choosing, but cost as low as a quarter per student compared to public schools.
Commentary: Louisiana Leading the Way in Education Reform
It’s been an uplifting legislative session in many ways for advocates of school choice and education reform in Louisiana. The Senate Education Committee shot down HB 658, proposed by Sen. ‘Butch’ Gautreaux, which would have required charter schools to place their teachers under the TRSL program. The Pelican Institute has previously documented the failings of [...]
Good News on Vouchers
Jay Greene explains why voucher proponents should not throw in the towel. The studies cited in the article will be useful when the inevitable attempt to kill the New Orleans voucher (whoops, scholarship) program takes place. Jay, by the way, maintains a blog that is required reading for anyone with an interest in education reform.