Rick Hess Article Makes Case for Expanding Frontiers in School Reform
Today I don’t have a lot to say, but am hoping my school choice and market-reform supporting friends take a dive into Rick Hess’s new National Affairs piece titled “Does School Choice Work?” While Dr. Jay Greene is correct that we should be optimistic over the progress made thus far in building support for school […]
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on Obamacare’s Devastating Consequences
From the Heritage Foundation: Indiana has been a leader in health care reform under Governor Mitch Daniels, but the passage of Obamacare threatens much of that good work. Now, Governor Daniels is speaking out and urging his fellow governors to take a serious look at the threat posed by Obamacare [Hr 3590]. (via Reason.tv)
EdNews Parent: A New Resource
Are you a parent of school-aged kids and live in Colorado? Perhaps you already have been to our enormously helpful School Choice for Kids website to learn about all the education options available near you and great tips to navigate the school district open enrollment process. (If you haven’t, why not check it out now?)
But […]
Amendment 63 Protects Right to Spend Own Money on Medical Care
By Linda Gorman, PhD Passing Amendment 63 in November would ensure that you will have the right to use your own money to pay for the medical care that you think you need. If you live in Colorado you need this protection, and you need it now. Colorado’s health agencies plan to control your health […]
Colorado Education Association vs. Health Care Choice (Amendment 63)
The Colorado Education Association’s flawed opposition to Colorado Amendment 63 complains that it would block the state from forcing people to enroll in Medicaid and SCHIP. If these programs are so good, why do they need to force people?
Doctor misleads voters on Colorado Amendment 63 (health care choice)
Dr. Stephen Berman is president of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a a professor with the Dept. of Pediatrics in the CU School of Medicine. His commentary in the Denver Post (Sept. 23) so misrepresents Amendment 63 that I wonder if he’s even read it.
Will Facebook Founder’s $100 Million for Newark Schools Make a Difference?
The past week has brought all kinds of big buzz in the education world. The news that 26-year-old billionaire and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to donate $100 million to schools in Newark, New Jersey, is as big as any. We’ve yet to see the details, so it’s hard to say for sure whether or not it’s a good idea. But there are some promising signs.
Why Colorado Should Shift to a Defined Contribution Retiree Health Plan
By Barry W. Poulson, Ph.D. Colorado taxpayers are on the hook for more than $1 billion in unfunded liabilities incurred in the defined benefit retiree health plan administered by the Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA). An additional $79 million in unfunded liabilities was incurred in 2008, reflecting both a rapid growth in retiree benefits and […]
Flying to Seoul Today
The Antiplanner is flying to Seoul, Korea, today to speak at a conference tomorrow (Thursday local time) on conflict management and collaborative governance. Apparently, someone heard about the Forest Options Group, a committee of environmentalists, timber industry leaders, and Forest Service officials that I helped organize in the late 1990s. The group urged the Forest […]
“Health care” differs from “medical care”
Thomas Sowell makes an excellent point: … Even in matters of life and death, too many people accept words instead of thinking, leaving themselves wide open to people who are clever at spinning words. The whole controversy about “health care reform” is a classic example. “Health care” and medical care are not the same thing. […]
What Wasn’t Said in President Obama’s Today Show Interview on K-12 Education
This morning President Obama spent a 30-minute live interview on NBC’s Today Show talking about education. The headline from the President’s remarks, including in the Denver Post’s featured AP story, was that money alone can’t solve education problems.
True enough, and hats off to the President for acknowledging what has become abundantly clear to those studying […]
Health care “reform” undermines doctor-patient relationship
Beth Haynes writes: The new healthcare law has multiple provisions which disrupt individualized decision-making between the physician and patient. This is no accident. It is by concerted design. She provides a few examples and concludes: These health care policy makers believe the source of our health care problems stem from the autonomous decisions made by […]
