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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
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
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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“Ready for College and Life”
In the next couple weeks, students everywhere return to school. Have you ever thought of how important it is where a child goes to school? After their family, the greatest influence on growing children is usually their school. Private scholarship … Continue reading
Lending Superman a Hand
By Darla Romfo The award-winning documentary Waiting for “Superman” (2010 Sundance Film Festival) captures many of the deficiencies in our public education system with tear-jerking accuracy. It is a good movie, but it doesn’t go far enough in arguing for … Continue reading
