Are We Lifting All Boats or Only Some?
Education Next talks with Richard A. Epstein, Daniel Pianko, Jon Schnur, and Joshua Wyner For a decade, at least since the passage of No Child Left Behind, the nation’s foremost education goal has been...
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In a recent piece in National Affairs, I wrote of the serious threat that government by waiver has to the rule of law. The pattern first surfaced in connection with the requirements that the Patient...
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On September 18, 2012, the Chicago Teachers Union negotiated a settlement with the City after going on strike for seven days. At issue in the dispute were critical issues like teacher salaries, working...
View ArticleCivil Rights Enforcement Gone Haywire
On January 8, 2014, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education (ED) issued a joint “Dear Colleague Letter” to K–12...
View ArticleAre We Lifting All Boats or Only Some?
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View ArticleCivil Rights Enforcement Gone Haywire
On January 8, 2014, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education (ED) issued a joint “Dear Colleague Letter” to K–12...
View ArticleGovernment by Waiver: No Child Left Behind Follows the Health Care Precedent
In a recent piece in National Affairs, I wrote of the serious threat that government by waiver has to the rule of law. The pattern first surfaced in connection with the requirements that the Patient...
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