The Issues
Education Freedom
Recent opinion polls confirm that Virginians consider education a key issue in this year’s General Assembly elections. This paper evaluates the K-12 education agenda for the year 2000 and presents...
This study focuses on the 25 percent of high school graduates required to take remedial courses at Virginia’s public colleges and universities. The author suggests several actions to take and...
The goal of this paper is to substantiate the connection between attendance and achievement and to examine some low-cost strategies for raising student attendance. Special attention is given to performance...
In January 1998, Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore proposed a budget amendment that would provide funding for 56 percent of the cost of placing about 2000 additional teachers in public elementary...
In this in-depth analysis of salaries and compensation for Virginia’s public college and university instructors, the Thomas Jefferson Institute showed how each institution of higher education compares to it’s peers....
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)...
Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia
Economic Freedom
Lower taxes and fewer regulations
Education Freedom
More choices for Virginia families
Energy Freedom
Reliable, affordable energy
Worker Freedom
Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition
These are the building blocks of a more competitive and prosperous Virginia.