Utah Lawmaker Charts Bold Plan to Empower Students for Excellent Education
Over and over again I have said that serious outside-the-box thinking is needed to push American schooling toward excellence that affords families a wide array of challenging and effective options to serve them best. In that light Matt Ladner brings our attention to a bold and visionary education transformer, who just so happens to be […]
Solyndra: Is an apology too much to ask?
Please send out an APB for common decency because it’s gone, along with the $535 million in taxpayer-guaranteed money that the Obama administration wagered on the California-based solar start-up Solyndra. The high-priced, pet green project – the centerpiece of the president’s green jobs initiative – went belly up, and the F.B.I. raided the homes of […]
Dissatisfaction with Xcel should worry lawmakers, PUC
Colorado residential natural gas customers don’t like Xcel Energy according to a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey. The Denver Business Journal reports, “Among large natural gas utilities in the West, Xcel Energy was ninth on a list of nine.” This should worry lawmakers because the investor-owned utility has had its way with the state […]
Obama’s pre-election strategy of silence on ObamaCare
The White House is quietly implementing a strategy of silence on Obamacare. Its goal: making sure the revolt against the unpopular health care overhaul that swept Republicans into power across the country in November 2010 isn’t repeated in 2012. Continue reading
Sorry Smart Growthers, Baby Boomers Aren’t Interested
One of the articles of faith among smart-growth advocates is that retiring baby boomers will want to move into downtown or suburban high-density, mixed-use developments. In 2009, “Chris” Nelson himself came to Damascus, a very low-density suburb of Portland, to tell residents how wonderful it would be if they rezoned their city for high-density housing. […]
Colo. health benefits exchange salaries “really big” says Dem. representative
Eye-popping salaries proposed for employees of the health benefits exchange being formed in Colorado grabbed the attention of Republicans and Democrats alike. Continue reading
The Cartel Creator’s New Choice Media Site Fills Valuable School Reform Niche
I’ve got a new, exciting addition to the blogroll to tell you about. Today marks the launch of Choice Media, described in its first official media release as “a non-profit news service devoted to covering all facets of K-12 education quality and reform.” It’s no amateur operation, either. A look at the website will tell […]
Another LRT Exceeds Minimalist Expectations
Norfolk Virginia finally opened its light-rail line, and ridership “exceeds expectations” at 5,600 riders a day. Considering they run 212 trains a weekday, that’s just over 26 passengers per train. How many 40-passenger buses would have been needed to handle all that traffic? Of course, the rail line exceeded expectations in many other ways as […]
How Obamacare will decrease health care access for the poor
“ObamaCare, by lowering the money price of care for almost everybody while doing nothing to change supply, will intensify non-price rationing and may actually make access to care more difficult for those with the least financial resources.” – John Goodman Continue reading
Good News to End the Week: Indiana Choice Program Growing at Record Pace
While the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program is on hold due to a court-ordered injunction, its Indiana cousin is the source of good news for students and families seeking to exercise more beneficial educational choices. An Indianapolis TV station reported on Wednesday:
The Department of Education said 3,800 students are receiving vouchers, a program created and […]
Education Policy Center Briefings Bring Out School Board Candidates Across Colorado
During the month of September the Education Policy Center hosted a series of four briefings on key Colorado education topics and local reform opportunities, specially designed for school board candidates. Center director Pam Benigno and senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow gave two presentations at the Independence Institute offices and one each in Colorado Springs and […]
Six-figure salaries for CO health benefit exchange chief officers
The draft budget for the Colorado Health Care Exchange includes six-figure salaries for CEO, CFO, COO, and the Chief Communications Officer. Continue reading
