Commentary: Louisiana Decision to Forgo Federal Early Education Grant Sparks Uproar

By Jamison Beuerman

10/25/2011

This decision... raises important questions about the value of federally funded education programs such as Race to the Top.

TAGS: Education Reform, National Academic Standards, Race to the Top

A Different View On National Curriculum Standards

By Jennifer Moreale

02/18/2010

One of the major goals of US education reform has been to establish higher academic standards. An improved K-12 curriculum and higher standards have been constant themes in recent years. But is imposing uniform standards across the states a productive and appropriate role for government? Many policymakers have argued that a common goal encourages coherence...

TAGS: Cato Institute, National Academic Standards, Neal McCluskey

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future

A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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