Milton Friedman’s Vision in a Time of Crisis
Remarks Prepared for the Milton Friedman Birthday celebration, sponsored by the Friedman Foundation and the Independence Institute.
Can Technology Liberate Learning from Union Political Power?
Hoover Institution senior fellow Dr. Terry Moe discusses the potential of technology to transform not only the delivery of education but also the politics of education. In his new book Liberating Learning, which he co-authored with Dr. John Chubb, Moe argues that innovations like cyber charter schools and school data transparency could ultimately help overcome the power of entrenched interests – especially the teachers unions – to block school choice and other student-friendly education reforms.
Latest News for Independent Teachers: Event Wrap-Up, Updated Info on NEA, AFT Spending
A couple quick links to check out:
– Ed Is Watching has a great wrap-up of Wednesday night’s event for Independent Teachers.
– The Independent Teachers site has been updated with information on financial disclosure reports from the National Educa…
NEA Honest about Its Priorities, Takes Flak from the Left
The National Education Association has been very candid lately about its priorities as a union first over the interests of students. Education policy analyst Ben DeGrow joins Amy Oliver to discuss Bob Chanin’s revealing speech at the recent NEA Assembly, as well as a recent report from the Left-leaning Citizens Commission on Civil Rights that takes the NEA to task for obstructing important reforms in the area of accountability and teacher quality.
A Health Care “System” is the Problem
In response to the question: “As Congress debates health care reform, tell us what — if anything — you think should be changed about the U.S. health care system?”
Having a health care “system” is itself the problem. It implies that politicians dictate your medical choices, at your expense, regardless of whether their “system” serves your individual needs and preferences.
New Denver Zoning Code Should OK Granny Flats in Berkeley
Under Denver’s current clunky, antiquated and bureaucrat-friendly zoning code, the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs, also know as granny flats or carriage houses) is not allowed in Denver neighborhoods.
Colorado’s Budget: TABOR Still Working
The federal bailout is not stabilizing our state budget, but is in fact exacerbating the structural deficit in the budget.
FYI – Wast Tire Recycling Development Fee
PDF of full Paper Scribd version of full Paper DEFINITIONS “Tire” means a tire sold by a retailer for any passenger vehicle. “Motor vehicle” Means any self-propelled vehicle designed primarily travel on the public highways which is generally used to transport persons and/or property over the public highways [§42-1-102(58), C.R.S.] This includes automobiles, minivans, all […]
Indiana Adopts New School Choice Program
After a long battle, Indiana school choice supporters are victorious! Robert Enlow, President and CEO of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, joins Pam Benigno to discuss Indiana’s new K-12 tuition scholarship tax-credit program. Hear about how the program works and how supporters joined together to fight on behalf of Indiana’s low-income children.
7/14/09
Newsletter July 14 2009
A Fiscal Roadmap for Colorado
Colorado appears to be at a crossroads similar to that in California in the late 1980s. At that point California was a dynamic growing economy. That prosperity reflected a fiscal constitution that kept the growth of government in line with the growth of the private economy. California’s GANN Amendment, which was a precursor of the TABOR Amendment in Colorado, limited the growth of state revenue and spending to the sum of inflation and population growth. In the late 1980s, under pressure from the education employee lobby, the California legislature abandoned the GANN Amendment, and the rest is history.
Indiana Takes a Stand for Private School Choice
June 30, 2009 was a GOOD day for thousands of Indiana children in the home state of the Friedman Foundation and the GEO Foundation, two long-time school choice advocates. Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law a 2.5 million corporate and individual …
