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Mississippi Public Pension Plan Faces Risks and Funding Challenges
Overly optimistic investment return assumptions have been the largest contributor to the Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi growing unfunded liability.
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Trump, Unions Call For More Taxpayer-Funded Airline Bailouts
Paying tens of thousands of airline employees not to work for three more years—waiting for air travel to return to pre-pandemic levels— makes no sense for federal taxpayers or airlines.
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Private Buses and Jitneys Are Trying to Fill a Market Need
Private jitney buses in New Jersey are cheaper, faster and more accessible than public transit for some communities.
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Families Considering Homeschooling Have a Variety of Options and Curriculum Choices
A list of popular homeschooling models and resources for parents, educators, and policymakers.
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Tackling Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Crisis Is Going to Be a Key to Economic Recovery
Another outbreak of toxic blue-green algae would further damage Florida's already struggling tourism industry.
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Assessing Joe Biden’s Proposed Tax Plan
Biden’s proposals are not likely to raise enough revenue to match his ambitious spending plans.
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Federal Aid for States Needs More Transparency, Should Not Reward Mismanagement
If Congress does move forward with even more spending, it’s important that any support program not reward or encourage fiscal mismanagement in state and local governments.
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Is the Department of Transportation’s Deregulatory Initiative Winding Down?
A recent publication suggests USDOT’s regulatory reform effort has slowed.
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As Schools and Families Deal With COVID-19, California Needs to Let Education Funding Follow Kids to Their Schools
California is generously funding schools that lost students, while short-changing schools that are better serving families during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Police Reforms to Reduce the Use of Force and Increase Accountability
Demilitarizing the police, ending asset forfeiture, and adding transparency and accountability are the first steps in reforming the police.
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Hybrid Schools Can Help Us Reimagine the Education System
Hybrid-homeschooling and micro-schooling offer flexible and effective education models that are right for many families and kids.
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Risk Assessment Shows New Mexico Pension Reform Protects Plan Members and Taxpayers
Recent reforms could save New Mexico employers and taxpayers as much as 28 percent in total pension costs over the next 30 years.
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The Risks and Negative Side Effects of California’s Split-Roll Initiative Grow
There have to be rising concerns that the proposition may worsen the state’s economy and the adverse conditions in the commercial property market.
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It Is Time to Fix Systemic Inequities in Education Funding
States and school systems must do away with the relationship between school funding and zip codes.
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Public Pension Systems Need to Revisit and Clarify Their Objectives
Public retirement plan objectives should meet the needs of employees, employers and taxpayers.
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Video: The Coronavirus Pandemic, Reopening Schools, and Fixing School Finance Systems
The school reopening debate is such a contentious issue right now in part because we currently fund school systems instead of students.
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School Finance Policy in Wyoming Promotes Equity Between Districts
Wyoming’s equitable and effective pooling of resources between wealthier and less wealthy districts makes the state a good model for others to study.
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America Needs to Prioritize Rebuilding and Modernizing Interstate Highways
“The interstates have long been the backbone of our country’s transportation system, but most of them have exceeded their design lives and in many places are worn and overused."
