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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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Posted in Education, OR 76th Legislative Session, Oregon Government, Oregon Senate, Portland Schools
Tagged Governor John Kitzhaber, Oregon Education Investment Board, Oregon Senate, Russ Dondero, SB 1581, Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee, Senator Mark Hass, Steve Buckstein
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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
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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Posted in Education, Gov. Kitzhaber, Government Regulation, Individual Responsiblity, Initiative & Referendum, Leadership, Local Taxes, Oregon Government, Portland Politics, Portland Schools, State Taxes, Taxes
Tagged Education Act for the Twenty-First Century, Governor John Kitzhaber, National School Choice Week, Oregon Education Investment Board, Quality Education Model, school choice
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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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Posted in Education, Federal Budget, Food Stamps, Gov. Kitzhaber, Government Regulation, Individual Responsiblity, Initiative & Referendum, Leadership, Local Taxes, Measure 11, Oregon Government, Portland Politics, Portland Schools
Tagged Cascade Policy Institute, Children's Scholarship Fund-Portland, education tax credit, Governor John Kitzhaber, National School Choice Week, Oregon charter school law, Oregon charter schools, Steve Buckstein
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Control Cometh Before the Fall of Education
The desire to be in charge is as human as pride. It’s easy to see it in others. We scoff at arrogant, controlling dictators. We criticize parents who use guilt to influence their grown-up children. We commiserate about friends who … Continue reading
Education Savings Accounts Multiply Options for Kids
Kids do better when their parents have the freedom to choose the right kind of educational program for them, without regard to whether the program is public or private. Nine out of ten gold standard social science studies showed that … Continue reading
