New Figlio Study Shows Real Learning Gains for Florida Tax Credit Students
Little Eddie is busy beating the heat, so no long, clever and insightful entries for today. In the meantime, chalk another one up for the positive effects of school choice. Matt Ladner points us to a new study on one of the nation’s major education tax credit programs:
A careful analysis of test score gains by […]
A Constitutional Guide to Fighting Federal Overreach – Colorado Springs
The Independence Institute and Colorado Springs Gazette present A Constitutional Guide to Fighting Federal Overreach: A Program for the Grassroots IS SOLD OUT! Friday, September 30, 2011 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The Antlers Hilton Four South Cascade Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903-1685 $20/person RSVP online or call Mary at 303-279-6536 X102 This program will arm […]
Debunking claims touting Medicare’s low admin costs & ability to keep prices low
Can Medicare “use its monopsony (single-buyer) power to suppress provider fees”? Does it have lower administrative costs than commercial health plans? Is Paul Krugman right that its per-capita spending has increased more slowly than commercial health plans? No.
Another Bad Idea
Someone named Marc Fasteau urges the United States to adopt an industrial policy. Because, after all, it worked so well in Japan (two lost decades of nearly zero economic growth), China (rapid growth but rampant corruption), and Germany (which has fined one of its biggest manufacturers more than $1.5 billion for bribing local officials to […]
Ben DeGrow Advocates for Innovation, More Productive Education Spending on 9News Your Show
Senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow appeared on Denver’s 9News Your Show with State Senator Rollie Heath to discuss the state of education funding and Senator Heath’s Proposition 103, a ballot initiative designed to increase state income and sales tax rates. A link is provided to the video on the 9 News site.
Michigan Legislator Attacks Choice, Wants Public Schools to Control Who Attends
From the files of “I’m glad s/he’s not my state legislator,” we turn to the state of Michigan — where lawmakers are considering a plan to give families greater choice through mandatory public school open enrollment. A recent Associated Press story highlights some of the outrageous rhetoric from the opposition:
State Rep. Timothy Bledsoe, a Democrat […]
Colorado’s Long-Term Budget Dilemma: Two Perspectives
The Independence Institute and the Rocky Mountain Foundation invite you to attend Colorado’s Long-Term Budget Dilemma: Two Perspectives Penn Pfiffner, Independence Institute Fiscal Policy Center Director and Citizen’s Budget Author Phyllis Resnick, principal economist for DU’s Center for Colorado’s Economic Future Financing Colorado’s Future: An Analysis of the Fiscal Sustainability of State Government October 11, […]
Independent Women’s Luncheon Fall 2011
Catherine Shopneck, Chairman of the Board and the women of the Independence Institute cordially invite you to attend Independent Women’s Luncheon with special guest Nicole Kurokawa Neily Executive Director of the Independent Women’s Forum Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Denver Country Club $40 per person RSVP online
Colorado’s health insurance exchange: controlled by Feds, limited choice
State-based insurance exchanges will be largely controlled by federal edicts. They will not give Americans the same insurances choices as Congress members, and they limit choice.
Honolulu Showdown
The Antiplanner is at a conference this week so postings will be light. In the meantime, readers might want to discuss this editorial against the Honolulu rail project, which it says “would change the landscape in ways many are unwilling to accept.” Only subscribers can read more than the first couple of paragraphs, but Honolulu […]
Kudos to Indiana Families, Reformers for Early Choice Scholarship Success
Was it really less than three weeks ago I wondered aloud about the pending school choice rulings here in Colorado and in Indiana? While a Denver District Court judge put a (temporary) halt to the Douglas County Choice Scholarship Program, a few days later Hoosier families celebrated a better result. Today Associated Press writer Tom […]
Xcel admits what "clean energy" advocates won't
Normally reading an energy compliance plan is about as exciting as watching low VOC paint dry. But Xcel Energy‘s 2012 Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plan, filed with the Public Utilities Commission in May 2011, has some pretty powerful stuff in it including admissions about Colorado’s “phantom carbon tax” and the cost effectiveness of renewable energy. […]
