Monday, April 30, 2012
New Orleans and Old Libertarians
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Washington Post Op-Ed page staff writer Jo-Ann Armao enthused at length on Friday about the miraculous things happening in the erst-while ...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
When Will the Cyberschooling Giants Start Acquiring EMOs?
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For the past few weeks, I have been corresponding with some film producers whoencouraged perhaps by the commercial success of "Waiting...
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Conservatives, ALEC, and Vouchers Lose—Temporarily—in Arizona
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Governor Brewer (R-AZ) caused a bill to be killed that would have greatly expanded the Arizona voucher program. Enacted a few years ago, the...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
High Button Shoes and Education Reform
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As a very young child, I was fascinated by my grandmother’s collection of button hooks. It was the mid-1940s and high button shoes had been ...
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Monday, March 19, 2012
How the Rich Get Richer—Arizona’s Tuition Tax Credits
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The Arizona Tuition Tax Credit has been the subject at this blog on a couple of occasions. In its early form it drew the incredulous att...
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Eric Hanushek Testifies in School Finance Cases
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Eric Hanushek testifies in school finance cases. Again, and again, and again. Thirty-some years ago in the Maryland (Hornbeck) case and mos...
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The Cost of Online (Cybercharter) Schooling ... or Shooting Your Friend in the Foot
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Today, Jennifer King Rice's critique of a Thomas B. Fordham Foundation report on the cost of full-time online K-12 schooling was publi...
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Arizona's Groundbreaking Tuition Tax Credit Law: Now $2,000 per Couple Can Go to Religious Schools
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A bill that passed the Arizona Senate Finance Committee in mid-January was signed into law by the Governor on February 29th. The new law do...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
School Board Contemplates Dress Code ... For Teachers
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The Peoria (AZ) Unified School District board is working on a dress code for teachers. It would specify appropriate footwear and even addres...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Another Stunning Gubernatorial Appointment
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Gov. Jan Brewer has appointed Craig Barrett, one-time president of Intel Corporationa dominant Arizona presenceto the chairmanship of the ...
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