The Jefferson Journal
Commentary
One of the most controversial issues facing local communities deals with the continued development of commercial and residential properties. As families move into new developments, former farms and forest lands turn into subdivisions and shopping centers … requiring more schools and more roads. As the debate over “sprawl” continues, the...
One of the most controversial issues facing local communities deals with the continued development of commercial and residential properties. As families move into new developments, former farms and forest lands turn into subdivisions and shopping centers … requiring more schools and more roads. As the debate over “sprawl” continues, the...
Our public schools’ most fundamental responsibility is teaching children to read. Yet, many Virginia children remain “curriculum casualties” of failed experiments in reading instruction, and taxpayers are footing the bill. But decades of research have documented the way in which children learn to read and offer specific reforms in reading...
Virginia is home to some of the top universities in the country, and these quality institutions of higher learning are among the important magnets bringing new businesses and families to our state. This study compares the compensation paid faculty in public universities and colleges in the region (Pennsylvania to Georgia)....
In an effort to control the rising cost of Medicaid, states frequently create a “Preferred Drug List” or Formulary. These formularies usually prevent patients from obtaining newer (and more expensive) drugs. But the evidence suggests that treating prescription drugs as a stand-alone cost doesn’t work, and a recent study demonstrates...
“Out of the Box” education thinkers from around the country gathered in Williamsburg for the annual “Excellence in Education” Conference sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Institute. Among the topics were public-private partnerships in building schools, charter schools, school choice, special education reform, curriculum ideas and many more topics provided local...
Part of the Jefferson Institute’s “Campaign 2001 Briefing Book” supplied to all candidates, this paper explores the problems and offers creative solutions to Virginia’s vexing transportation problem. A realistic long-term plan needs to be designed that prioritizes major projects and includes many alternatives other than what we are doing today.
... Part of the Jefferson Institute’s “Campaign 2001 Briefing Book” supplied to all candidates, this paper looks at the conflicting goals of enticing new businesses into Virginia while managing that growth in a way that protects our environment, and offers proposals for realistic policies based on fact and not emotion.
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Part of the Jefferson Institute’s “Campaign 2001 Briefing Book” supplied to all candidates, this paper looks at the conflicting goals of enticing new businesses into Virginia while managing that growth in a way that protects our environment, and offers proposals for realistic policies based on fact and not emotion.
... This powerpoint presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce Executives is loaded with data on the myths, facts, and politics of growth, offering both sensible growth principles and emerging solutions to the challenges of metropolitan growth.
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