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Americans: Schools Are Wasting Money

04/28/2011
by Collin Hitt A new poll from Rasmussen Reports finds that most American voters think public schools are wasteful. Interestingly, Americans also understate the amount of tax money that schools receive. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 11% of voters think the taxpayers are getting a good return on that investment. Seventy-two percent...

Lines Forming for School Choice

09/23/2010
by Collin Hitt Ohio created a school voucher program nearly a decade ago. It gives choice to students attending failing schools, not unlike a policy proposed for Chicago by state Sen. James Meeks.  Research has shown that, while still in its infancy, the program was already causing improvement in public schools faced with newfound competition for students.  In time,...