Won’t Back Down Movie Makes Cool Kids of Education Reformers Like Me
The premiere of the education reform feature film Won’t Back Down has stirred protests from teachers union protests. But in his review for Ed News Colorado, senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow hails the movie’s powerful message: “We will not wait.” On a fun note, the film — starring past Oscar nominees Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis and former Oscar winner Holly Hunter — demonstrates that education reform themes and issues have entered the mainstream.
DeGrow: Look at School vs. Household Budgets Calls for Productive Reforms
A new Education Policy Center issue backgrounder shedding light on Colorado’s major local school tax elections has garnered media attention. In a new an American Family Radio News (One News Now) report, senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow told reporter Bob Kellogg that local budgets in major school districts seeking tax hikes have done better than […]
In the needed time to comply with ObamaCare regulations each year, the Empire State Building could be constructed 11 times.
Each year, ObamaCare will take American job creators and families nearly 80 million hours to comply with. Continue reading
NY High School Success Calls for Look at Old-Fashioned Writing Instruction
Some of you out there probably think I’m starting to get lazy. Just pick out an education-themed article and point you two it, then head along on my way. But this one I couldn’t resist. A new piece in The Atlantic magazine by Peg Tyre gets at the nitty-gritty of learning and knowledge through telling […]
Celebrating Justice O’Connor: Parade Magazine Muffs the Job
Yesterday’s Parade Magazine, the Sunday insert, featured a cover article on former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. It was a terrific choice: Justice O’Connor has lived an inspirational life. But Parade essentially muffed the job. While displaying its eagerness to celebrate some of her more liberal views, the article entirely overlooked Justice O’Connor’s truly […]
ObamaCare vs. Personalized Healthcare choices
Technology enabling “personalized medicine, where the therapy that’s best for you will be based on your physiology and genetic makeup – and may not be right for any other patient.” But ObamaCare blocks this. Continue reading
Amtrak President Exaggerates
Amtrak President Joseph Boardman scored a point when he announced that Amtrak operates the Rocky Mountaineer, a cruise train that takes passengers from Vancouver to Whistler and the Canadian Rockies. He made this announcement at the September 20 House Transportation Committee hearing about 41 years of Amtrak deficits. The Antiplanner had offered the Rocky Mountaineer […]
