by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Education, Government Spending, Taxation
Per tradition (2020, 2019, 2018, etc), we highlight the best and worst developments of the year on December 31. The choices are based on whether a particular policy increases or decreases individual liberty, either in a big way or a symbolic way....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2021 | Blogs, Education
I wrote two days ago about how the Supreme Court will be ruling in the next few months on a very important school-choice case, involving whether state and local governments should be allowed to discriminate against religious schools. As part of that column, I...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 30, 2021 | Blogs, Education
The most powerful argument for school choice is that children from poor families will be more likely to get a high-quality education. After all, these are the kids most likely to be trapped in failing government schools. But there are lots of secondary...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2021 | Blogs, Education
After three columns on the topic in the past five weeks (see here, here, and here), I wasn’t expecting to write again about school choice anytime soon, but this speech by State Senator Justin Wayne of Nebraska must be watched. Nebraska Senator Justin Wayne (D) tells...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2021 | Blogs, Education
I’m pessimistic about the direction of public policy, especially on fiscal issues such as taxes and spending. But there is a silver lining to this dark cloud of statism. We’re seeing continuing progress on school choice, most notably...
