Abstract: Increasing federal intervention and the resulting burden of complying with federal programs, rules, and regulations has caused a significant growth in state bureaucracy, much of which has a parasitic relationship with federal education programs, straining the time and resources of local schools.… Read more
Is "neoliberalism"-the foundation for civil liberties, markets, and democracy -sputtering in Latin America? Are populist dictators and closed economies making a comeback? Senior policy analyst Stephen Johnson argues that progress toward democratic rule and free markets needs to go beyond the adoption of elections and openings to international trade in most of the region's… Read more
President Barack Obama is slated to give a speech tomorrow lauding the benefits of granting waivers to states for...… Read more
Today, Representative Rob Bishop (R–UT) introduced the A-PLUS bill, which allows states to opt out of the myriad...… Read more
The Obama Administration has another problem on its hands. The mighty hand of the federal government has its grip on...… Read more
Educating students is no easy task, so the last thing schools need is Washington bureaucrats telling them what to do....… Read more
On Tuesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee held a full committee hearing on the impact of the federal...… Read more
Yesterday, the Arizona House Education Committee voted unanimously to support a resolution calling on Congress to pass...… Read more