Governor Bob McDonnell recently signed a letter supporting the work of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy.
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Thomas Jefferson Institute President Mike Thompson, also serving as Special Advisor to Governor Bob McDonnell’s Government Reform and Restructuring Commission, made a powerpoint presentation to the commission’s inaugural meeting June 4. Thompson discussed the history of government reform efforts in Virginia — from Governors Wilder to Warner — and offered...
Three Steps Towards Effective Teaching
From President Obama to the conservative-leaning Thomas B. Fordham Institute, consensus is growing about the importance of quality teaching to student achievement. Students with strong teachers will eventually excel, while those with weak teachers will find it difficult to recover. The challenge, of course, is to identify, train and retain...