Lessons for Legislators from Margaret Thatcher

By Ben Kilpatrick

04/23/2013

With the Louisiana legislature now in session, this is an opportune time to apply some lessons from Margaret Thatcher to what may be the most important public policy issue facing our state: education reform.

TAGS: Education Reform, Hayek, Louisiana Legislature, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, School choice, teachers unions

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