More than 76 percent of voters in majority black Petersburg, Richmond and Norfolk neighborhoods overwhelmingly support school choice for parents in their school division. That’s the conclusion of a recently-completed survey of more than 2,200 voters in overwhelmingly African-American voting precincts, conducted by the Thomas Jefferson Institute and the Black...
Overall, Virginia ranks high in K-12 education. But in shouting huzzah, we are overlooking clear pockets of failure — and its time to stop dithering about how to solve the challenge.
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Calling Virginia a “dinosaur” in the delivery of psychiatric services, Governor Kaine has unveiled a package of budget cuts that incluldes proposals to foster a new shift in how the Commonwealth delivers mental health services. But Kaine and the General Assembly could go even further …
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Many people talk about “market-like” regulation such as cap and trade programs to reduce carbon dioxide. But why be “market-like” when you can use the original marketplace?
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Fairfax County: A Case Study on Excess Spending by Government
Local governments are under the budget shortfall gun this year. But is it because of a declining economy, or past excess spending? Here’s one case study demonstrating that it didn’t have to be this way.
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