Jefferson Institute Review: Four Years of Building Influence and Success
Since publishing its first study in February of 1997, the Thomas Jefferson Institute has become the most influential public policy foundation in Virginia. According to many in our state, this foundation is now the most respected non-partisan voice suggesting creative alternatives to current state and local government programs and policies. When this foundation first organized, the initial statewide […]
Approved Virginia Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credit Foundations
Foundation Contact Information Student Focus Anabaptist Scholarship Foundation of Virginia Todd Glenn asfofva@ email, com (540) 820-8633 Students wishing to attend any Christian school statewide. Anna Julia Cooper Scholarship Foundation Laura McGowan me go wanl@ai c es. or g (804) 477-5163 www. ai c es. or g/scholarshin Students primarily from Richmond’s East End wishing to attend Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School, Trinity Episcopal […]
Chairman’s Update: Accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson Institute
I want to bring you up-to-date on our work here at the Thomas Jefferson Institute since our Special Breakfast Reception with the Governor in Richmond last fall. Over 125 business leaders joined Governor McDonnell and most of his Cabinet at the Jefferson Hotel for this very special event followed by a briefing on the work of […]
No Child Left Behind: A Law “In Need of Improvement?”
The Fourth Annual “Excellence in Education ” Policy Luncheon sponsored by The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm (during a break at the Virginia School Boards Association meeting) Williamsburg Marriott Hotel 50 Kingsmill Road Williamsburg, VA Registration: $15 (prior to November 1; $25 after November 1) The federal No Child Left Behind […]
Understanding Virginia’s Report Card
In September 1997, the Virginia Board of Education adopted new regulations that make individual schools accountable for their performance on achievement tests based on the rigorous Standards of Learning (SOLs) adopted in 1995. Both the standards and the stakes of statewide testing in Virginia will soon rise. Yet, most Virginia students are performing no better on […]
Excellence in Education Conference
Dear Friend: You are invited to participate in the Thomas Jefferson Institute’s Second annual “Excellence in Education” Conference, to take place on the afternoon of Friday, December 5, at the Sheraton Premiere at Tyson’s Comer. This year’s conference offers an opportunity to leam more about two issues in the news and of importance to the future […]
The Virginia Education Improvement Scholarship Tax
2/2/2016 — In 2014-2015, the Education Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit offered nearly 1,400 low and moderate income students the opportunity for a better educational placement. At the same time, it saved the Commonwealth of Virginia nearly $3 million in state Standards of Quality funding as those students left the public system to attend a private school. With a […]
Food for Thought Flyer
The Third Annual Conference on “Excellence in Education ” Sponsored by The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy Friday November 19, 2004 12:00 noon to 4:30 p.m. (immediately following the Virginia School Boards Association meeting) Williamsburg Marriott Hotel 50 Kingsmill Road Williamsburg, VA Registration Fee: $ 15 John Gardner Former President, Milwaukee School Board •/ “Reinventing Public Education” – Hear […]
In new statewide survey, Virginians speak out on education reform topics
-Survey results find strong support for school choice policies- RICHMOND (November 16, 2009) – While a majority of Virginia’s voters believe the state’s public school system is good or excellent, similar numbers favor school choice reforms such as tax-credit scholarships, school vouchers, and charter schools. Fifty-five percent of likely voters would opt for schools other than regular […]
Empowering Instructional Leaders for School Improvement: The DODEA Framework School Success Story
The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy is a non-partisan research and education organization devoted to improving the lives of the people in Virginia. The Institute was organized in 1996, and was the only state and local focused public policy foundation in Virginia, based on a philosophy of limited government, free enterprise and individual responsibility. It is a […]