by Jane Richey | May 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Using snazzy graphics and interactive slideshow features, BarackObama.com spins a glowing narrative of imaginary Julia’s life from age 3 to 67. But “Julia” is a pathetic figment of the progressive imagination. She simply cannot function without the...
by Jane Richey | Apr 30, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
With trivial exceptions, Washington does not run schools, employ teachers, buy textbooks, write curriculum, hand out diplomas, or decide who gets promoted to 5th grade. Historically, it has contributed less than 10 percent of national K-12 spending. So its influence...
by Jane Richey | Apr 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan strongly supports using federal funds for pre-kindergarten programs, but he hedged on giving tax breaks to parents who choose to stay at home with their children. National Institute of Early Education Research on pre-K funding for...
by Jane Richey | Mar 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
A new $550 million pot of money for another Race to the Top contest will have to be split between two education-policy worlds: early education and district-level reform. But just how the Education Department will take a relatively small slice of money to leverage big...