Posts Tagged ‘education’

Pre-K program unnecessary

Elizabeth Cook, research associate at the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, explains the perils of the state pre-Kindergarten program in Monday’s Tennessean. by Elizabeth Cook As sum­mer comes to an end, stu­dents across Ten­nessee are head­ing off to their first day of school. This year,...
August 16th, 2010 | Commentary | Read More

Failure is an option

Law Clerk with the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Will Hines discusses how the recent failure of a Tennessee charter school will actually benefit the charter system, and ultimately improve Tennessee education. This article originally appeared in The Nashville City Paper on July 26. by Will Hines On...
July 28th, 2010 | Commentary | Read More

Nashville City Paper talks education with TCPR

In a special education edition, The City Paper gets the Tennessee Center for Policy Research’s perspective on the state’s new Race to the Top funding. Pick up a hardcopy of the paper in downtown Nashville and flip to page 20, or click here for the online article, titled “Anxiety about...
July 27th, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

TSU President resigns with full tenure

Channel 4 News interviews acting executive director of the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Justin Owen on Melvin Johnson’s resignation as President of Tennessee State University (TSU) to become a tenured professor at the institution. The tenure system in Tennessee leaves taxpayers and students...
July 12th, 2010 | Recent News | Read More

POSTPONED: July 30 School Choice Event

In honor of the Friedman Legacy for Freedom Day The Tennessee Center for Policy Research invites you to attend A Breakfast Discussion on School Choice With guest speaker Sen. Jack Johnson Breakfast will be served 7:30 am to 9:00 am Friday, July 30th The office of TCPR 200 4th Avenue, Suite 625 Nashville,...
June 17th, 2010 | Events | Read More

45 Ideas for a Prosperous Tennessee

45 Ideas for a Prosperous Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today made available in electronic version its most recent publication, An Idea a Day: 45 Ideas for a Prosperous Tennessee. The pamphlet offers one innovative free market idea for each remaining legislative day of the 106th General Assembly. Each...
January 21st, 2010 | Feature, Policy | Read More

TCPR Evaluates Education Issues

TCPR Evaluates Education Issues
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research today released a policy brief examining the education reform proposals currently sought by Governor Phil Bredesen. The governor issued a proclamation last Thursday calling a special session of the General Assembly to address certain education laws...
January 11th, 2010 | Policy | Read More

K-12 Education Tax Credits Give Students Chance to Succeed

TCPR policy intern Rebecca Wright proposes using education tax credits, an idea already implemented in several states but new to Tennessee, as a way to give children and their parents more educational options. This article originally appeared in the Chattanoogan. by Rebecca Wright Imagine that you walk...
November 5th, 2009 | Commentary | Read More

Charter Schools are Labs for Education Solutions, Tennessee Voices (The Tennessean)

By Tori Stewart Charter schools are labs for education solutions “You get what you pay for.” Common sense reminds us of the truth of this proverb. A cheap cut of meat won’t taste as good as an expensive one, a traveling fair won’t give you the same thrills as Disney World, and...
August 3rd, 2009 | Commentary | Read More

Charter Schools are Labs for Education Solutions

Tori Stewart urges state lawmakers to expand charter school opportunities for Tennessee students. This article originally appeared in the Tennessean. by Tori Stewart “You get what you pay for.” Common sense reminds us of the truth of this proverb. A cheap cut of meat won’t taste as...
August 2nd, 2009 | Commentary | Read More

2009 Legislator’s Guide to the Issues

2009 Legislator’s Guide to the Issues
At the advent of the 106th General Assembly, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research provided every member of the state legislature with a comprehensive guide to the issues facing the State of Tennessee. The Legislators’ Guide to the Issues provides free market policy solutions to issues related...
February 11th, 2009 | Feature, Policy | Read More

Nashville Report on Special Needs Education Misses the Mark

By Shaka Mitchell On August 13, for the second time in 10 years, a task force convened by Nashville’s Mayor proposed a plan for providing a better education to Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools’ special needs students. The study council suggested 10 recommendations that, while noble, miss the...
September 8th, 2008 | Commentary | Read More

Tennesseans Want Choices in Education

By Drew Johnson Public schools are the last place Tennessee’s parents want to send their children to learn, according to a poll of 1,200 Tennesseans released today by the Friedman Foundation and co-sponsored by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research. Respondents to the statewide poll of likely voters...
March 12th, 2008 | Commentary | Read More

Kids Come Last in State’s Flawed Pre-K Scheme

Drew Johnson “It’s for the kids.” That cliché rang in the ears of Tennesseans in 2005 when Gov. Phil Bredesen made his pitch to wildly expand the state’s Pre-Kindergarten program and put state government—which by nearly every measure fails miserably at educating five to 18 year olds—in the...
February 11th, 2008 | Commentary | Read More

Business-Minded Bredesen on the Right Track for Improving “Dropout Factory” Schools

By Drew Johnson Last week, a Johns Hopkins University study labeled 37 of Tennessee’s high schools “dropout factories,” sending the state’s high school principals and state education bureaucrats into a tizzy. According to the report, 14.2 percent of Tennessee’s public high schools failed to...
November 9th, 2007 | Commentary | Read More

For Bredesen, Education Comes Last

By Drew Johnson When it comes to education, it sure seems that Governor Phil Bredesen has his priorities in order. In January, he kicked off the legislative session with a State of the State Address featuring only one topic: education. He followed that up by recommending an “education first” budget...
March 26th, 2007 | Commentary | Read More

For Bredesen, Education Comes Last

By Drew Johnson When it comes to education, it sure seems that Governor Phil Bredesen has his priorities in order. In January, he kicked off the legislative session with a State of the State Address featuring only one topic: education. He followed that up by recommending an “education first” budget...
March 26th, 2007 | Commentary | Read More
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