Publications -- Education

Nov 07, 1997

BA #248 – Day Care: Children vs. Government

At a recent White House conference on child care, President Clinton called the day care market "dysfunctional." First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton complained of a "silent crisis" in child care. Both the president and Mrs. Clinton advocated more government intervention, including more federal spending on training day-care workers. But government is the cause of many of the problems parents face, including arbitrary, cost-increasing regulations at the local level and discriminatory tax laws at the federal level.

Oct 27, 1997

BA #244 – Education Savings Accounts

The tax code has always allowed various deductions and credits for investment in physical capital. But there have been few incentives to make comparable investments in human capital - expanding the productive capacity of human beings.

Apr 01, 1993

ST #179 – Rethinking Robin Hood

We have analyzed the distribution of education dollars before and after Texas adopted the "Robin Hood" system of financing schools -- a system under which taxes are raised countywide and then distributed to school districts.  Although supporters say the Robin Hood system was designed to reduce inequality by shifting funds from wealthier to poorer school districts, we find that inequality of education resources has actually increased under the system.

Jul 01, 1984

ST #110 – Why Not The Best? NCPA Task Force On Education: Certification Of Texas Teachers

A proposal currently before the Texas State Board of Education threatens to do great harm to the school children of Texas.

Jul 30, 1983

ST #105 – The Failure of our Public Schools: The Causes and Solutions

The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people.