Education
Game over: How a professor bungled the facts of Wisconsin school choice
From history to poverty to treating kids like wildlife, errors compound Bungling facts is bad enough. The harm’s far greater when you’re paid by taxpayers to profess them at Wisconsin’s flagship state university. A case in…
2026 State of the State Response
On Wednesday evening, Governor Patrick Morrisey delivered his annual State of the State address, outlining his priorities for the year ahead and offering a window into his governing philosophy.As is customary, the speech…
How accountable are North Carolina’s public schools, really?
Advocates say North Carolina public schools are accountable, but public dissatisfaction with schools is growing Education scholar Michael McShane offers a three-pronged approach to test public school accountability:…
Banning phones and boosting literacy: Utah’s 2026 education legislative priorities
Banning phones and boosting literacy: Utah’s 2026 education legislative priorities Written by Education bills have nearly always outpaced most other policy areas. We hope that legislators will consider how each policyimpacts …
Banning phones and boosting literacy: Utah’s 2026 education legislative priorities
Utah’s legislative session is right around the corner, and as in past sessions, there are already more education bills than in most other policy areas. Below are some emerging themes and Sutherland recommendations for the…
PPS to Remove References to “Black Students” from Naming of “Center for Black Student Excellence” at Jan. 13 Board Meeting
January 12, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste 103Portland, OR 97225 Media Contact:Naomi [email protected] Portland, Oregon – John Charles, President and CEO of…
ABQ Journal opinion piece: More investigative journalism is a must
The following appeared in Albuquerque Journal on January 11, 2026. The Albuquerque Journal recently made appeals on its pages for donations to increase investigative journalism efforts. Even though the Rio Grande Foundation…
Lead paint: The 50-year saga continues
MPS finally steps up remediation Nearly 50 years after the U.S. government banned lead-based paint, Milwaukee Public Schools officials have again been trying to cover up or remove the toxic substance that parents likely…
What is the role of a think tank?
Nonprofit think tanks serve a distinct role in public life by advancing enduring ideas and principled analysis — rather than engaging in partisan politics or short-term electoral strategy By educating both lawmakers and the…
Teacher walkout is wrong — so is not passing a state budget
According to news reports teachers at more than 50 North Carolina schools walked out from their schools in protest over working conditions and the legislature’s failure to pass a budget and improving funding for education and…
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