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Backgrounder posted September 1, 2010 by James Sherk The New Face of the Union Movement: Government Employees
Abstract: Unions have been a familiar part of American working life for more than 70 years. Less familiar is the state of the union movement today: More union members now work for the government than for private employers. The above-market salaries and benefits that…
Backgrounder posted May 14, 2008 by Dan Lips, Evan Feinberg Improving Education in the Nation's Capital: Expanding School Choice
The District of Columbia is home to one of the nation's most troubled public school systems. The District spends $14,400 for every child in public school—well above the national average and more than any of the 50 states.[1] The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
Play Movie Video Recorded on August 9, 2007 Ernest Istook on Highway Spending on Fox
Ernest Istook challenges liberal proposals to raise gas taxes for highway reconstruction on Fox News and says Congress needs to get its priorities straight. …
Backgrounder posted August 3, 1990 by Michael McLaughlin High School Dropouts: How Much of a Crisis?
Introduction In his first State of the Union Address, George Bush this January set six goals to strengthen American education. One of them is to reduce the national high school dropout rate to 10 percent by the end of the decade. Currently, according to Bush, the rate is 25 percent. This high rate, it is…

Backgrounder posted August 3, 1990 by Michael McLaughlin High School Dropouts: How Much of a Crisis?
Introduction In his first State of the Union Address, George Bush this January set six goals to strengthen American education. One of them is to reduce the national high school dropout rate to 10 percent by the end of the decade. Currently, according to Bush, the rate is 25 percent. This high rate, it is…
Backgrounder posted September 1, 2010 by James Sherk The New Face of the Union Movement: Government Employees
Abstract: Unions have been a familiar part of American working life for more than 70 years. Less familiar is the state of the union movement today: More union members now work for the government than for private employers. The above-market salaries and benefits that…
Backgrounder posted May 14, 2008 by Dan Lips, Evan Feinberg Improving Education in the Nation's Capital: Expanding School Choice
The District of Columbia is home to one of the nation's most troubled public school systems. The District spends $14,400 for every child in public school—well above the national average and more than any of the 50 states.[1] The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…

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Backgrounder posted September 1, 2010 by James Sherk The New Face of the Union Movement: Government Employees
Abstract: Unions have been a familiar part of American working life for more than 70 years. Less familiar is the state of the union movement today: More union members now work for the government than for private employers. The above-market salaries and benefits that…
Backgrounder posted May 14, 2008 by Dan Lips, Evan Feinberg Improving Education in the Nation's Capital: Expanding School Choice
The District of Columbia is home to one of the nation's most troubled public school systems. The District spends $14,400 for every child in public school—well above the national average and more than any of the 50 states.[1] The 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
Backgrounder posted August 3, 1990 by Michael McLaughlin High School Dropouts: How Much of a Crisis?
Introduction In his first State of the Union Address, George Bush this January set six goals to strengthen American education. One of them is to reduce the national high school dropout rate to 10 percent by the end of the decade. Currently, according to Bush, the rate is 25 percent. This high rate, it is…

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After a night of fun in New York, President Obama will welcome the Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers to the...…
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The cold weather is creating a number of unintended consequences for new energy designs. First, snow accumulating on LED...…
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Having been a county election official myself many years ago, I know how difficult it can be to administer an election...…