CASCADE POLICY INSTITUTE
Promoting opportunity for Oregonians
Cascade Policy Institute brings clarity on state and local issues in Oregon, which are often misunderstood through media or party rhetoric. Cascade is not affiliated with any political party or organization. As a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization, Cascade encourages exploration and debate on questions of policy and the role of government in a free society.
Cascade’s mission is to develop and promote public policy alternatives that foster individual liberty, personal responsibility and economic opportunity. Cascade promotes property rights, incentives, markets and decentralized decision-making.
Cascade advances these values by sharing its research with the public, the media, and state and local lawmakers through publications, educational programs, community forums and special events.
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OUR MISSION
Cascade’s mission is to develop and promote public policy alternatives that foster individual liberty, personal responsibility, and economic opportunity.
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OUR CURRENT PROJECTS
Children’s Scholarship Fund-Oregon
A quality elementary school education puts children on the path to success in life. To that end, the Children’s Scholarship Fund and its partner programs .
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No More Failed Rail
Light rail was first introduced to the Portland Metro region by TriMet in the late 1980s. Since then a total of five “MAX” lines have been constructed. Th.
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School Choice for Oregon
Every child deserves a quality education that fits his or her individual needs as a student. Public schools are often a one-size-fits-all system, which do.
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Online charter school students were learning at home just fine, so why have their schools been taken away from them?
By Kathryn Hickok If Oregon charter school students can stay at home and stay in school at the same time, sho...
Post DetailSmall Modular Reactors Are Not the 20th-Century Nuclear Plants We’re Familiar With
By Rachel Dawson Oregon, it’s about time we talk about nuclear power. No, I don’t mean major reactors like...
Post DetailThe Upcoming PERS Crisis: The system is facing a $30 billion shortfall—radical reform is needed
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Coronavirus has hit the economy hard. Nearly all the stock market gains from the past t...
Post DetailOregon Can Support Workers by Reducing Regulations
By Rachel Dawson Businesses across Oregon are laying off employees and shuttering their doors, triggered by t...
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Kathryn Hickok
Executive Vice President and Director of the Children's Scholarship Fund-Oregon kathryn@cascadepolicy.org
