Local Control

Tea Partiers and Teachers Unions Could Unite to Defend Local Control in Louisiana

Fred Bauer | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Teachers Unions, Teacher Tenure, Louisiana, Education Reform, Local Control, Tea Party, Value Added Teacher Evaluation, Education News
Fred Bauer

In the days ahead, perhaps Louisiana will witness the unlikeliest of odd couples: teachers unions and Tea Partiers coming together to defend the tradition of local governance.

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Dealing With Disingenuous Teachers Unions: There are No Shortcuts

Michael J. Petrilli | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Ohio SB 5, Collective Bargaining, Local Control, Teacher Unions, Education News
Michael J. Petrilli

If we want to win the fight for the more immediate future, we're going to need to take on the unions directly, and take over the school boards.

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Shades of Brown: Cities and the Governor's Pension Reforms (Part 2)

John Mirisch | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Opeb, Governor Jerry Brown, California Pension Reform, Dan Walters, Local Control, Pension Reform, California Pension Funds, Public Unions, Unions, California Legislature, Los Angeles News
John Mirisch

Without serious pension reform, kiss new taxes or tax extensions goodbye, no matter how much money special interest groups or unions spend trying to sell us the latest bill of goods.

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Shades of Brown: Cities and the Governor's Pension Reforms (Part 1)

John Mirisch | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: California Legislature, Governor Jerry Brown, Dan Walters, Local Control, Pension Reform, Opeb, California Pension Reform, California Pension Funds, Public Unions, Unions, Los Angeles News
John Mirisch

Even though there are those who would make it political, the subject of pension reform for government employees in California is not really a political issue: it's a mathematical issue.

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Margaret Spellings: Federal v. Local Control In Education

Margaret Spellings | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Department of Education, Local Control, US Department of Education, No Child Left Behind, Teachers Unions, Local Control of Schools, Federal Education, Federal Control of Schools, Education Reform, Federal Control, Education News
Margaret Spellings

We do need to be clear about the appropriate role of the federal government in education. A lot of hard earned taxpayer dollars are at stake so it's important to get it right

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The Problem With Schools

Michael N. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local Control, Program Cuts, Big Government, Education News
Michael N. Smith

There's never enough money for education.

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The Westside Subway: Welcome Back, Epstein

John Mirisch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beverly Hills, Westside Subway, Los Angeles, Big Government, Local Control, Fiscal Responsibility, Los Angeles News
John Mirisch

The Constellation station that Epstein is so fervently in favor of is exactly one block from the Santa Monica station that had been planned by Metro for the better part of a decade.

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Half a Billion Eggs, DeCoster, Factory Farms and Consolidation: The View From Iowa

Dave Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smithfield Foods, Factory Farming, Tyson Foods, Factory Farms, Salmonella, Usda, Concentration, Local Control, Egg Recall, Fda, Hillandale Farms, Habitual Violator, H.F. 519, Iowa, Consolidation, Wright County Eggs, Jack DeCoster, Food News
Dave Murphy

As massive food safety outbreaks become more common, everyday Americans are starting to take a closer look at what they eat and how it's made.

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