Whose education testimony are the Senators afraid of?

A tale of Steve Buckstein’s and Russ Dondero’s time together at the State Capitol on February 8th. Last Wednesday at 1pm, Hearing Room B in the State Capitol was packed with representatives of virtually every organization and special interest group … Continue reading

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Actual costs of public and private education in Oregon

by Chana Cox Judging by the responses to recent posts by Steve Buckstein and Kathryn Hickok, there is a great deal of confusion about the actual costs of a public and private education in Oregon. This post is an effort … Continue reading

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Come laugh! It’s for the children!

Do you have the winter blues? Are you looking for a good laugh? You are in luck! The Liberi Foundation has chosen three local children’s charities to benefit from the proceeds of its first annual “Night of a Thousand Laughs.” … Continue reading

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Giving Parents a Choice Gives Children a Chance

January 22-28 is National School Choice Week “If you save one life, you save the world.” So believed Ted Forstmann, cofounder of the Children’s Scholarship Fund. January 22-28 is the second annual National School Choice Week. A collaboration of more … Continue reading

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Three Strikes and You’re Out: Replacing top-down education control with school choice

January 22-28 is National School Choice Week In his recent State of the State address, Governor John Kitzhaber argued that legislators must “lock in” his education system changes so they then can move on to other important issues such as … Continue reading

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Cascade’s School Choice Beginnings

January 22-28 is National School Choice Week Why is school choice such an important part of Cascade Policy Institute’s agenda? Partially, because it is the issue that got us started back in 1991. In 1990 a small group, including myself, … Continue reading

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