Regulations Drive Up Cost of Child Care in Maine
Maine Wire: Research from the NCPA showing the connection between unnecessary regulations and rising child care costs is cited in this article from the Maine Wire.
PHILADELPHIA, PA TEEN WINS THIRD PLACE IN NATIONAL 4th AMENDMENT ESSAY CONTEST: NCPA
NCPA: The National Center for Policy Analysis announced today that Danielle Yampolsky of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, placed third in Debate Central’s Young Patriots Essay Contest with her essay on the relationship between government surveillance and the 4th amendment. Yampolsky is in the 12th grade at William Penn Charter School.
PLAINFIELD, IN TEEN WINS SECOND PLACE IN NATIONAL 4th AMENDMENT ESSAY CONTEST: NCPA
NCPA: The National Center for Policy Analysis announced today that Paige Murrell of Plainfield, Indiana, placed second in Debate Central’s Young Patriots Essay Contest with her essay on the relationship between government surveillance and the 4th amendment. Murrell is in the 11th grade at Four Oaks Academy.
CHESTERFIELD, VA TEEN WINS FIRST PLACE IN NATIONAL 4th AMENDMENT ESSAY CONTEST: NCPA
NCPA: The National Center for Policy Analysis announced today that Evan Fitchett, of Chesterfield, Virginia, placed first in Debate Central’s Young Patriots Essay Contest with his essay on the relationship between government surveillance and the 4th amendment. Fitchett is in the 11th grade at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN NATIONAL 4th AMENDMENT ESSAY CONTEST
Dallas, TX (March 4, 2016) – Three teens took home $9,000 in scholarships from Debate Central’s Young Patriots Essay Contest, sponsored by NCPA and Copart, with their essays on the …
STEAM Rising
Slate: “STEM already suffers from a major problem with student engagement, and the focus on changing STEM to STEAM would distract from the issue,” says NCPA Research Fellow Lloyd M. Bentsen IV in a Slate article.
Innovative Teaching Methods Key to STEM Engagement
NCPA: In order to fill the growing number of STEM openings over the next several years, schools across Texas must reevaluate how STEM subjects are taught, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV.
America’s Schools Produced Disappointing Results in Recent Surveys
Bluefield Daily Telegraph: More children are graduation high school, but their scores are on the decline, according to NCPA experts cited a Bluefield Daily Telegraph editorial.
There He Goes Again: President Obama Still Trying to Kill Scholarships for Low-Income DC Kids
Independent Women’s Forum: Putting parents in charge of their children’s education is the key to improving education for all students, says NCPA Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV in an Independent Women’s Forum post.
NCPA Announces Winners of Young Patriots Essay Contest
NCPA] The National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) and Debate Central are proud to congratulate the winners of the Young Patriots Essay Contest: Kevin Wei, Emily Nguyen, and Isabella Penola. The Young Patriots Essay Contest is a joint effort designed to challenge middle and high school students to creatively solve problems in the realm of economics and public policy through the art of writing.
Zionsville Teen Takes Second in NCPA’s Young Patriot Essay Contest
NCPA: Isabella Penola, of Zionsville, Indiana, placed third in the National Center for Policy Analysis’s Young Patriot Essay Contest with her essay on the relationship between individual freedom and social and economic prosperity.
Houston Teen Takes Second in NCPA’s Young Patriot Essay Contest
NCPA: Emily Nguyen, of Houston, Texas, placed second in the National Center for Policy Analysis’s Young Patriot Essay Contest with her essay on the relationship between individual freedom and social and economic prosperity.
Plano Teen Takes First in NCPA’s Young Patriot Essay Contest
NCPA: Kevin Wei, of Plano, Texas, placed first in the National Center for Policy Analysis’s Young Patriot Essay Contest with his essay on the relationship between individual freedom and social and economic prosperity.
Plano Teen Takes First Place in NCPA’s Young Patriots Essay Contest
Plano Star-Courier: Kevin Wei, of Plano, placed first in the National Center for Policy Analysis’s (NCPA) Young Patriot Essay Contest, with his essay on the relationship between individual freedom and social and economic prosperity, reports The Plano Star-Courier.
$70 Billion “Free” College Proposal Encourages Universities’ Bad Behavior
NCPA: President Obama’s proposal to give students two “free” years of community college will only aggravate the growing “student loan bubble,” according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Research Associate Farhad Mirzadeh.
Competition Essential to Solving U.S. STEM Gap
eSchool News: A serious education reform is necessary to have the impact required to effectively engage and educate American students, says NCPA Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV in eSchool News.
Competition Essential to Solve the STEM Education Gap in U.S
NCPA: Developing a rigorous vetting process for talented teachers and opening up school choice options are paramount to engaging students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV.
Cutting Common Core’s Teacher Accountability Hurts
NCPA: If implementing Common Core means suspending teacher accountability, the standards will be a disservice to both our children and our education system, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV and Research Associate Helm MacNeil Dobbins.
Pros and Cons of Common Core: NCPA
NCPA: To update today’s NCPA Common Core report, National Center for Policy Analysis Interim President and CEO Dennis McCuistion recently interviewed a panel of experts on the formation and implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). CCSS, the experts say, were initially created to ensure consistent, high standards across states and provide clear expectations so all students, regardless of where they live in the US, graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career and life.
Having Students Pay for College is Socially Unjust
National Review Online: NCPA Research Associate Farhad Mirzadeh reports on Germany’s recent decision to make higher education virtually free for all students in an article at National Review Online.
Indiana is Rated No. 1 for School Choice
Indiana News-Sentinel: School choice creates a dynamic system that embraces the diversity of school children, says NCPA Senior Fellow John Merrifield in an Indiana News-Sentinel editorial.
Debt and Housing Costs Make Young Worse Off Than Past Generations
The Guardian: The UK is failing its young, says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a Guardian article.
Another Border-Crisis Victim: Foster Kids
National Review Online: The dramatic surge in the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border could turn into a tragedy for all foster-care children, forcing them to live within a broken system that will only deteriorate under the new strain, cautioned NCPA Senior Fellow Richard McKenzie in a National Review commentary.
Learning from Teach for America
Independent Women’s Forum: NCPA Senior Research Fellow Lloyd Bentsen IV and Research Associate Megan Simons’ report on Teach for America underlines the need to attract and retain more talented, knowledgeable educations, according to an Independent Women’s Forum blog post.