by Dan Mitchell | Jan 25, 2023 | Blogs, Education
Since I’ve repeatedly written (and spoken) about the momentum for school choice, I’m naturally a big fan of this video from John Stossel. It’s not just libertarian-oriented people who recognize that school choice is gaining ground across the country. The...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2023 | Blogs, Education
There are two important things to understand about K-12 education. There is national evidence and international evidence that spending more money on government schools does not produce good results.There is national...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 2, 2023 | Blogs, Education
In Part I of this series, I shared a very amusing video from Bill Maher about how colleges and universities have become “luxury day-care centers.” I then added some of my analysis to show that government subsidies – such as student loans – were the underlying...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2022 | Blogs, Education, States, Taxation
Continuing a tradition that began back in 2013, let’s look at the best and worst developments of the past year. Since I try to be optimistic (notwithstanding forces and evidence to the contrary), let’s start with the good news. I’ll start by...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2022 | Blogs, Education, Taxation
Since my specialty in economics is fiscal policy, I’m used to wonky (and perhaps boring) debates about topics such as marginal tax rates, Keynesianism, and the Armey-Rahn Curve. But there’s also a moral component to fiscal...