March, 2015 - Independence Institute

Where Chief Justice Burger Likely Got His Anti-Amendment Convention Views 0
- March 20, 2015
This article originally appeared in the American Thinker. Opponents of the Constitution’s Article V convention method of proposing amendments tout three letters written in the 1980s by former Chief Justice Warren Burger. In those letters, Burger took a very hard line against any convention of states that might bypass Congress and propose corrective constitutional amendments.
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Wallet Hub Study Cites Observations on K-12 Spending Efficiency 0
- March 20, 2015
Senior education policy analyst Ben DeGrow’s comments were cited in a new Wallet Hub study about the U.S. Cities with the Most and Least Efficient Spending on Education.
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NEA: Colorado Falls from 21st to 22nd in Per-Pupil Spending – Sound the Alarms!0
- March 19, 2015
The bad news? Today is one of those days when little Eddie is going to be a broken record. The good news? This will be brief and to the point. Go back in your mind all the way to last March, a whole year ago. The National Education Association — the nation’s largest teachers union […]
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Energy Policy Center testimony on SB 44 0
- March 18, 2015
Energy Policy Center analyst Michael Sandoval offers testimony on behalf of Senate Bill 44 before the House Committee on State, Veterans, and Military Affairs on March 2, 2015. Testimony as prepared: Testimony on behalf of SB 44 CONCERNING A REDUCTION IN COLORADO’S RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD March 2, 2015 State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee Mr(s).
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What’s a “Bedfellow”? New Article Takes a Look at Weird Alliances and Tenure Reform 0
- March 18, 2015
Late last year, I wrote about the sticky testing issue knot. After a series of weird events on the State Board of Education and the early prospect of a strange alliance between Republicans and teachers unions during the ill-fated effort to reauthorize ESEA, we may be looking at more of a sticky testing issue black […]
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K-12 Bureaucratic Barriers a Problem? Who Ya’ Gonna Call? Cage-Busters!0
- March 17, 2015
It’s not a completely unfair characterization to suggest that a specialty for 5-year-old boys is busting things. Or at least enjoying watching others bust things. This post won’t help disabuse anyone of that impression. Last week I cheered to see Marcus Winters flex his charter school myth-busting muscles. Today I bring your attention to a […]
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