Reports
Over-Sized, Over-Priced Schools Accelerate PPS’ Fiscal Crisis
By Naomi Inman Cascade’s President and CEO, John Charles, emailed a Memo on Monday to…
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From Gas Tank to Paycheck: Oregon’s Plan to Tax Everything That Moves
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Executive Summary Three major transportation funding proposals are circulating…
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The Closing of Boardman Coal Plant and the Hubris of Fossil Fuel Opponents
By Sam Herrin July 2024 In 1975, the state of Oregon issued permits…
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Equity Funding Has Not Closed the Racial Achievement Gap in Portland Schools
By Ethan Rohrbach April 2024 Non-white students have historically performed worse in Portland…
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The Affordable Housing Scam
By Randal O’Toole Executive Summary U.S. taxpayers spend tens of billions of dollars…
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Quantifying the Unreliability of Wind and Solar Power in the Northwest
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Executive Summary Over the next decade, Oregon and much…
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Press Release: Cascade Policy Institute Report Recommends Ways TriMet Can Modernize Transit Service for the 21st Century
September 14, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.,…
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TriMet in the Twenty-First Century
By Randal O’Toole Executive Summary The pandemic has made it painfully clear that…
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Cascade Policy Institute Research Finds School Choice Programs Can Boost Public School Performance
February 16, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.,…
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Cascade Policy Institute Research Finds School Choice Programs Can Improve Participants’ Academic Performance and Educational Attainment
February 15, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cascade Policy Institute4850 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.,…
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