Why Congress Needs to Improve Its Regulatory Oversight
The new House majority must counter the Biden administration’s likely plans for using executive authority.
Congressional Appropriators Focus New Attention on Wasteful Spending
Trimming waste by leveraging the GAO’s nonpartisan oversight alone won’t fix our long-term fiscal challenges. But it’s a good place to start.
Congress May Soon Know How Much Federal Agencies Are Wasting
How Congress could hold federal agencies accountable for their spending.
An Education-Reform Benefit for the Middle Class
So-called 529 accounts, now restricted to paying college tuition, should be permitted to pay any educational expenses.
Milton Friedman’s School Voucher Idea at 60
Milton Friedman’s voucher idea was terrific, but it needs to be updated for the 21st century.
Popping the Higher-Education Bubble
President Obama has called for more Americans to attend college, setting a goal that the United States lead the world in its percentage of college graduates by 2020. The administration ...
Education Spending Increases and Broken Promises
Whoever was working on the Department of Education’s budget for 2011 in the White House apparently missed the memo about the president’s new commitment to fiscal discipline. The 2011 budget ...
Education Reformers 2, Teachers Unions 0
School-choice supporters in New Jersey and Virginia were heartened last November by the election of reform-minded governors. Their hopes grew this week as the incoming chief executives named principled education reformers ...