Working with legislators, key government officials and business leaders, the Thomas Jefferson Institute continued to bring creative and workable ideas for solving some of Virginia’s most critical challenges. This report outlines efforts to bring a more business-like approach to running state and local government, more parental choice and accountability to...
Two Congressman are putting ideology ahead of finding effective solutions. Fortunately, the Tenth Amendment stands in their way.
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Virginia now faces a $300 million shortfall. But four months ago, the General Assembly approved $700 million in new spending despite signs of an economic slowdown. Why didn’t they see it coming?
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Isn’t it time colleges did more to keep parents informed when their children pose a danger to themselves or others?
... At a time when more money is needed for vital services like roads, would Virginia taxpayers be better off if the state sold or licensed our liquor business? This scholar says “Yes.”
... Private sector financing and user-based fees offer the revenues needed to fix Virginia’s transportation system. Now we need a blueprint on how to spend it wisely.
... Submitted for your consideration: A successful reading program that may die in the cross-fire of No Child Left Behind’s Twilight Zone politics.
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A Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG) program would allow Virginia students with disabilities to attend the public or private school of their parents’ choice. But opponents attack this aid for disabled students, charging that it would drain public schools of funding. In fact, however, this study demonstrates that local school systems...
Here’s another way to get traffic moving again, backed up by a decade of data from Southern California … if only there’s the political will to make it work.
... No legislation is perfect. But the General Assembly’s transportation package is a good start — providing more resources and, more importantly, greater accountability.
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