More than 76 percent of voters in majority black Petersburg, Richmond and Norfolk neighborhoods overwhelmingly support school choice for parents in their school division. That’s the conclusion of a recently-completed survey of more than 2,200 voters in overwhelmingly African-American voting precincts, conducted by the Thomas Jefferson Institute and the Black...
Local governments are under the budget shortfall gun this year. But is it because of a declining economy, or past excess spending? Here’s one case study demonstrating that it didn’t have to be this way.
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Overall, Virginia ranks high in K-12 education. But in shouting huzzah, we are overlooking clear pockets of failure — and its time to stop dithering about how to solve the challenge.
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Sharpening the Budget Saw in Virginia
An Arizona bill offers a blueprint for right-sizing state government. A similar system already in place in Florida saves taxpayers $29 million a year. So shouldn’t Virginia, already scrambling to reduce the budget, be looking to echo what works elsewhere?
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