Denver, Help This Smart Kid See What You Plan to Do with Charters
Look, I’m not going to mess around with you: I know I’m an exceptionally smart kid. I pay attention to the education reform and policy debates more closely than most big people I know. So when I see the Denver Public Schools talking about draining the choice out of charter schools, as in the Denver […]
Market Driven Health Care Saves Lives
Connor was so sick when my wife and I took him to the emergency room; lethargic and unresponsive. I remember someone saying it looked like [type 1] diabetes. We knew nothing about diabetes or the implications. We knew how bad it looked. As parents, we worried about worst-case scenarios.
Forty Days and Counting ‘Till December 15 CEA Political Refund Deadline
Having seen this notice posted about a dues rebate available to teachers union members in California, it was striking to realize that as of today there are 40 days left for members of the Colorado Education Association to request the $39 Every Member Option political refund or lose it forever. Last year a teacher friend […]
Bizarro Health Care ‘Reform’: Expect Less, Pay More
Expect less, pay more. It’s not the slogan for some “Bizarro World” Target store in a comic book; it’s an accurate slogan for congressional Democrats’ health care “reform” proposals. They include a new government-run insurance plan, mandatory insurance, new political controls on insurance, and new taxes.
McDonald Amicus Briefs: Academics, Congress Redux, and California District Attorneys
Originally published on Volokh.com Thirty two amicus briefs in McDonald v. Chicago have been filed so far, and they are all available at the Chicago Gun Case website, run by the Second Amendment Foundation (which is one of the parties in McDonald). My brief is also available on SSRN. The next brief (Chicago’s) is not due […]
A Tale of Three School Board Elections
From an education reform point of view, the 2009 elections in Colorado’s three largest school districts had three different results. Listen to Education Policy Center director Pam Benigno and education policy analyst Ben DeGrow discuss the fallout from school board elections in Denver, Douglas County, and Jefferson County. [Audio: https://audio.ivoices.org/mp3/iipodcast346.mp3]
