Polls show that voters are in a “throw the bums out” mood. But do we need new leaders … or merely new ideas that will get the job done?
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President Bush’s “Reading First” program has become a subject of controversy in Washington. Lost in the rhetoric is the answer to the question: “Does the program work?”
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Virginia was once an innovator in encouraging private sector solutions to transportation challenges, but we’ve now fallen behind other states. It’s time to change the equation …
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As the decision is made to run Metro rail through Tysons overhead rather than underground, there’s still a question left unanswered: Is Rail to Dulles the best solution for congestion?
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A Tuition Assistance Grant of up to $10,000 would help disabled students attend private schools with special programs for their special needs — and it would save taxpayer money, as well. So why don’t we do it?
... “Summertime, and the livin’ is easy” goes the old song … but before the brain melts down, here are some new and old policy ideas for making Virginia a better place to live and work.
... We don’t live in an “Ozzie and Harriet” world anymore. So why do we still fund public education that way?
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Last year the Thomas Jefferson Institute proved that the reputation it has achieved helped bring positive change to public policy in Virginia, based on our Mission Statement in support of limited government, free enterprise and individual responsibility … and we continue to bring innovative ideas to the public policy debate....
The biennial budget has now broken through $74 billion, a 20 percent increase over the current biennium, and we’re now at a crossroads: We can do things the old way or we can innovate and find a better way. And if we don’t find a better way, other states will...
Disagreements over the Commonwealth’s budget may be grabbing the headlines, but under the radar of news reporting ideas are percolating throughout Virginia’s government that could have a much larger impact on the future.
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