Fight For Vouchers, But Think Beyond Them

(Video) President Obama has already made clear what his policy goals are for energy and health care: cap-and-trade and universal government-mandated coverage, respectively. But he hasn't outlined his plans on education. Now would be a good time for Republicans to get out in front of the President and present him, and voters, with common sense principles and policies on education reform. Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - May 5, 2009 - 8:40 AM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - May 5, 2009 - 12:24 PM PDT

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - May. 5, 2009

Commentary about education reform and voucher programs. This blog post doesn't cite experts in this field. It also makes some questionable claims about Obama's educational plans, without consulting anyone from the administration. See link to our separate story reviews for the Reason.TV video embedded in this post.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - May. 5, 2009

This conservative opinion piece lays out a set of well-reasoned policy suggestions for education reform. The video adds a human face to the DC voucher debate.

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