Education
The $60 Million Question: Where Did the CBSE Go?
A vanished project, a new name, and $60 million in limbo raise serious questions for the BAC. Cascade Policy Institute President John A. Charles, Jr., submitted Testimony this week urging Portland Public School’s Bond…
School Funding Sleight of Hand
"Voters in local school levy elections aren't really deciding whether schools get 'fully funded'; they're deciding whether to authorize spending above the state-guaranteed level." The following…
NCAE teacher rally points the finger in the wrong direction
The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), the largest professional teacher organization in the state, is hosting a rally today — May 1 — in Raleigh to urge lawmakers to choose “kids over corporations,” boost teacher…
NH’s low class sizes continue to shrink as enrollment falls faster than teacher rolls
New Hampshire public school enrollment continues to decline at a faster rate than teacher employment, a Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy analysis of state data shows. Over the last 15 years, public schools in New…
Milwaukee Public Schools, facing crises, should close 25 schools, report warns
Wisconsin’s largest school district, amid a fiscal crisis, should close 25 underutilized school buildings to free up wasted resources, says a Milwaukee-based education advocacy group — even as the Milwaukee Public Schools has…
Cascade Flags PPS Removal of CBSE from the Voter‑Approved Bond
Urges Bond Accountability Committee to strengthen oversight at tonight’s meeting PORTLAND, Ore. — Cascade Policy Institute President John A. Charles, Jr., urged the Bond Accountability Committee (BAC) today to reject Portland…
Education choice in court. What do current lawsuits mean for the future?
Last month, news coverage popped up about Muslim schools and families suing the state of Texas in federal court because it refused to allow certain Muslim schools to participate in its education choice program. The state…
Education choice in court. What do current lawsuits mean for the future?
Education choice in court. What do current lawsuits mean for the future? Written by Legal challenges are nothing new to education choice programs like vouchers, education savings accounts, or tax credit scholarships.…
Yes, more money for teacher pay; but what happened to all that Covid money?
Teacher pay has been much in the news lately. Thousands of North Carolina teachers are supposed to descend on Raleigh next Friday to protest no state budget and lobby for higher salaries and more funding for public…
Opinion piece: New Mexico should take advantage of federal education tax credit
The following appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican on April 24, 2026. I read state Rep. Raymundo Lara’s recent article in The New Mexican with disbelief (“N.M. should reject ‘education freedom’ farce,” My View, April 10). In…
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