The 2007 Commonwealth of Virginia Energy and Sustainability (COVES) Conference invited David Schnare, Director of the Jefferson Institute’s Center for Environmental Stewardship to present on two aspects of the then-newly released Virginia Energy Plan. His presentation on Environmental Justice documents the care the Commonwealth took to protect the interests of...
Washington Beltway congestion may be about to ease, thanks to a private consortium ready to build new lanes, upgrade the roadway and use variable-pricing tolls to relieve congestion.
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The “Reading First” program has led to dramatic gains among students in high-poverty schools. Yet Congress is on the verge of cutting its funding by more than 60 percent.
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The Fairfax County Executive’s 2007 attack on the Thomas Jefferson Institute’s Fairfax County budget study is based on faulty financial figures and attacks the methodology used in the analysis, says Jefferson President Michael W. Thompson. But the study — and all the others published over the years — merely duplicates...
In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee for the Environment and Public Works, Jefferson Institute Senior Fellow Dr. David Schnare argues that responses to climate change and the exclusive strategy of reducing greenhouse gases has significant implications for the Chesapeake Bay. Instead, he recommends examining “geo-engineering” that will lower global...
Abuser fees are the sexy campaign issue everyone wants to talk about. But there are deeper issues out there, with long-term ramifications for voters, taxpayers, and the Commonwealth.
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Most of the world’s internet traffic passes through Virginia. Yet, there is a lot the Commonwealth can learn about “Google Government,” and the creation of searchable databases making how our tax dollars are spent more transparent.
... The Harry Potter books opened up the world of reading to a generation of younger children. Potter succeeded where parents and teachers had failed, but his secret isn’t magic.
... It’s not a recession, but our economic growth is clearly slowing, pointing up the need for a short-term restraint on spending and a long-term solution for boom-bust state budgeting.
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Is there a “business case” for universal preschool? Advocates argue that there is a long-term “Return On Investment,” paying back the early costs of preschool through decreased K-12 education costs and “positive effects on adult crime, earnings, wealth,” and other components. But this paper demonstrates that such claims are overblown....
