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What the Media Gets Wrong About School Choice with Matthew Ladner

What the Media Gets Wrong About School Choice with Matthew Ladner

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Susan Pendergrass talks with Matthew Ladner, senior advisor for education policy implementation at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy,...

The Mandatory Bar Goes to Court

The Mandatory Bar Goes to Court

Apr 4, 2017

To practice law, prospective attorneys typically have to pass a Bar exam and, after passage, maintain a membership in what’s...

Right to Try Becomes a National Issue

Right to Try Becomes a National Issue

Feb 22, 2017

In 2014, Missouri became the third state to enact a Right to Try law. The legislation, pioneered by the Goldwater...

Missouri Should Stop Funding Ghost Students

Missouri Should Stop Funding Ghost Students

Aug 25, 2014

(Photo Credit – The Goldwater Institute) Like most states, Arizona felt a financial crunch in the wake of the economic...

Senate Bill 493 Is Not A School Choice Bill

Senate Bill 493 Is Not A School Choice Bill

May 17, 2014

On Thursday, the Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 493. Described as the “transfer fix,” the bill contains many provisions. One...

Landmark ‘Right to Try’ Legislation Crosses The Finish Line

Landmark ‘Right to Try’ Legislation Crosses The Finish Line

May 16, 2014

As the session was coming to a close this afternoon, the Missouri House and Senate both passed the “Right to...

Mark Your Calendars For Our April 25 Tax Credit Scholarship Event

Mark Your Calendars For Our April 25 Tax Credit Scholarship Event

Apr 11, 2014

When I speak about tax credit scholarships, I get a lot of questions: What is a tax credit scholarship? How...

Making Public Education More Flexible

Making Public Education More Flexible

Jan 9, 2013

I recently “sat down” with Jonathan Butcher, education director of the Goldwater Institute, to discuss education savings accounts (ESA). During...

New Idea For A New Year

New Idea For A New Year

Jan 8, 2013

It is a new year and you know what that means . . . a new legislative session. During the...

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It

Jun 27, 2007

The Goldwater Institute recently issued a news release on a lawsuit filed against the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). The lawsuit...

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