Tag: Commentary

Education savings accounts are the fastest growing form of school choice. (AP Photo/Ty Wright)

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How to improve the ‘choice’ in ‘school choice’

Jason Russell · May 20, 2016 7:25 pm

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Byron York: Trump reaches out to #NeverTrump

Byron York · May 20, 2016 6:08 pm

One thing that has been somewhat overlooked, however, is the dramatic decline in turnout from 2008. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Democrats’ old Kentucky home drifts farther away

David Freddoso · May 20, 2016 5:04 pm

Group of 21 professors object to its overreach under President Obama on the issue of campus sexual assault. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Law profs slam Education Dept for end run on campus sexual assault guidelines

Ashe Schow · May 20, 2016 3:55 pm

According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, as of the 2015-16 school year, nearly 3 million students are enrolled in charter schools. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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Are the media biased against school choice?

Jason Russell · May 20, 2016 3:33 pm

Abandoning the currently proposed criminal justice reforms would be a costly mistake, especially since the opponents of reform have not offered any new ideas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

What the spike in murder rates means for criminal justice reform

Craig DeRoche · May 20, 2016 4:04 am

Studies have shown that raising the overtime pay ceiling will generally not raise workers' total pay. Instead, employers will pay a lower base salary so that the total pay packet is about the same. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Bad news from Labor Department’s new overtime rules

Diana Furchtgott-Roth · May 20, 2016 4:03 am

National Security

Obama discovers the separation of powers

Washington Examiner · May 20, 2016 4:03 am

Tweets out a video describing confusion surrounding Trump's vice president choice rollout. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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Big poll story is not Trump’s strength but Clinton’s weakness

Michael Barone · May 20, 2016 2:31 am

In short: This Obama-donating, minimum-wage-hike-supporting CEO admitted that hiking the minimum wage leads to higher prices for consumers, less employment, and a competitive advantage for big business over small business. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Good politics, bad economics mark Obama’s labor agenda

Timothy P. Carney · May 19, 2016 11:14 pm

The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, asserted that the program was illegal because families could use government education funds at religious schools. The judge said the program was constitutional because parents, not the state government, decide if they want to use the funds at religious schools. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

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School choice wins in court

Jason Russell · May 19, 2016 10:04 pm

Russ Feingold once explained that civility begins at a young age, suggesting kids today are learning incivility from television. (AP Photo)

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Wisconsin senate candidate: Civility for me, but not for thee

Ashe Schow · May 19, 2016 8:40 pm