John LaPlante
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Is a more-educated retail sales force worth the money?
Is the expense of going to college worth it? When you consider not only tuition and books, but also opportunity costs, the answer is sometimes “no, at least from a financial standpoint.” The Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, naturally enough, is an advocate for spending on higher ed. It cites, among other things, salary [...]
category: Blog Posts, College
A Surplus Now, but the Deficit’s On the Way
Minnesota Management and Budget has forecast a tiny surplus in the state budget for the current biennium. Great. But as Commissioner Jim Schowalter observes, “we still have lots of IOU’s” to pay back–including the “school shift” of $2.7 billion. The press release also shows another cloud on the horizon: “The forecast shows a projected deficit [...]
School Choice: Doesn’t Hurt, Often Helps
Breaking the chain between street address and the school a child attends–school choice–is not only moral, it works. Education Week recently ran a commentary from nine scholars who make that point. The nine, who include representatives from the American Enterprise Institute and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, say that in 20 years we have learned [...]
category: Education, John LaPlante
tags: school choice
