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News Release: Cascade Identifies Purchase Risk for PPS One North Building
11/06/2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste 103Portland OR 97225 Media Contact:Naomi [email protected] 503.242.0900 Cascade Identifies Purchase Riskfor PPS One…
Cutting Through the Confusion Over AI in Education
How will Artificial Intelligence (AI) impact education? Many articles, books and seminars have sought to address the topic. It’s a complicated. Sorting out the valuable from the snake oil only adds to the difficulty. Robert…
UW students turning away from gender and ethnic studies degrees
Students want ROI and jobs About half as many students in the Universities of Wisconsin system are getting bachelor’s degrees in ethnic and gender studies as did at their peak in 2013. Bachelor’s degrees focusing on gender…
Testimony Before the PPS Bond Accountability Committee
John A. Charles, Jr.President, Cascade Policy InstituteOctober 29, 2025 Members of the Committee, my name is John Charles, representing Cascade Policy Institute. Cascade is a non-profit policy research organization,…
The rise in AI in education should mean stronger protections for parental rights
The rise in AI in education should mean stronger protections for parental rights Written by Scholars predict that AI will radically change education, but parental rights in education should remain protected. In the age of AI,…
The rise in AI in education should mean stronger protections for parental rights
An article from The Harvard Gazette titled “How AI Could Radically Change Education by 2050” suggests that not only will education change radically, but the way we currently do school will “seem totally old-fashioned.” While…
Responding to NC Opportunity Scholarship critics
Contrary to the rehashed claims of opponents, North Carolina’s popular Opportunity Scholarship program helps many parents afford private schools The families with the greatest financial need are prioritized under the expanded…
10 Charter Schools That Deserve Recognition
We talk plenty about the problems with education in North Carolina. There are. plenty of challenges. Yet we shouldn’t forget there are good things going on, things that should be highlighted and celebrated. In a recent…
Acton Dinner: “The Future of Faith and Freedom” with Rev. Robert A. Sirico
By Naomi Inman On October 21, the Acton Institute held its Portland Dinner at The Aerie at Eagle Landing in Happy Valley. Father Robert A. Sirico, Acton’s Founder and President Emeritus, presented the keynote address, “A…
Wisconsin lax on predatory teachers who groom students, legislators told
Hearing on alleged DPI failures focuses on requests for statutory change as well Vague Wisconsin laws have allowed teachers who are sexual predators to groom children without fearing either appropriately severe criminal…
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