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Gov. Jindal Calls for Expanded School Voucher Program, New Charter Schools and Tenure Reform

Gov. Jindal Calls for Expanded School Voucher Program, New Charter Schools and Tenure Reform

Fresh from his overwhelming re-election victory, Gov. Bobby Jindal has unveiled an audacious education reform agenda that built around an expanded school voucher program, new charter schools, a rigorous teacher evaluation system and a revamped tenure system. With the Louisiana state legislature set to go back into session this coming March, the governor is expected [...]

 
New Jersey’s Public Sector Unions Are Bankrupting the State

New Jersey’s Public Sector Unions Are Bankrupting the State

Viewed from outside of N.J., Gov. Christ Christie is seen a conservative champion, but it is worth recalling that he was actually challenged from his right in that state’s Republican primary for governor. While Christie certainly deserves credit for defying union bosses and for challenging N.J.’s highly activist court, the state still has a long [...]

 
Free Market Challenge to Obama Labor Board Can Be Parlayed into Larger Effort to Reverse ‘Progressive Era’

Free Market Challenge to Obama Labor Board Can Be Parlayed into Larger Effort to Reverse ‘Progressive Era’

Republican lawmakers who have expressed concern over the power and influence of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have offered up some compelling proposals. Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), the chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, has for example, said that he considering legislation that would block President Obama’s team of unelected lawyers from [...]