Are Smartphones in Class a Problem or an Opportunity?
By Steve Buckstein To hear some teachers talk, you would think before smartphones…
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Critiquing Minimum Wage Laws Is About Protecting the Working Man (or Woman)
By Lydia White A team of researchers from the University of Washington produced…
Read Blog DetailTrump’s apprenticeship message to young adults: “There is dignity in every honest job”
By Kathryn Hickok President Donald Trump stressed the dignity of work in a…
Read Blog DetailFreedom in Film: Shane (1953)
By Kathryn Hickok “That’s the trouble with this country. There ain’t a marshal…
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Transportation Finance Isn’t as Complicated as Legislators Make It
By John A. Charles, Jr. Some members of the Oregon Legislature think you…
Read Blog DetailWho says Oregon pays public school teachers more than other states? The National Education Association, that’s who!
By Steve Buckstein As Oregon legislators wrestle with how much money to spend…
Read Blog DetailTestimony in Favor of SB 437 – The Educational Opportunity Act: “The Power of Choice”
By Kathryn Hickok Director, Children’s Scholarship Fund-Oregon Dear Chairman Roblan and Members of…
Read Blog DetailEducation Savings Account Informational Hearing Testimony in Favor of SB 437
Before the Senate Education Committee By Steve Buckstein Cascade Policy Institute Chair Roblan…
Read Blog DetailThe Paris Agreement Was Symbolism over Substance, Leaving Was the Right Call
By John A. Charles, Jr. President Trump made the right call last Thursday…
Read Blog DetailTestimony on SB 847 Regarding Management of Common School Trust Lands
Testimony of John A. Charles, Jr. President and CEO, Cascade Policy Institute Regarding…
Read Blog DetailTestimony in Opposition to HB 2720 A Regarding Virtual Charter Schools
By Steve Buckstein Co-Chairs Monroe and Smith Warner and members of the Joint…
Read Blog DetailStatement regarding President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris accord on climate change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: John A. Charles, Jr. (503) 242-0900 PORTLAND, Ore….
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