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Newsom Orders School Choice for Wildfire Victims, Advocates Wonder Why Not for All

Kenneth Schrupp | January 18, 2025 (The Center Square) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order suspending residency requirements for students who were attending traditional and charter public schools that have been impacted by the wildfire. While this measure creates so-called “school choice” for wildfire victims, choice advocates wonder why the governor isn’t supporting this

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Critics of Biden Administration’s Title IX Rule Change Celebrate Its Defeat in Court

Brendan Clarey | January 10, 2025 (The Center Square) – A federal court struck down the Department of Education’s guidance on Title IX on Thursday, and critics of the changes to the federal antidiscrimination statute celebrated the action as a legal win with wide-ranging ramifications.  The judgment from the United States District Court from the Eastern District

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Right-to-Work Laws Correlate With Higher Wages

New Study Debunks Union Claims Jillian Schneider | December 31, 2024 (The Lion) — Researchers have debunked the claim that pro-union states have higher average wages than right-to-work states.  Despite widespread claims that labor unions boost wages, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy found right-to-work states were the ones with higher wages.  Right-to-work laws, which prohibit companies

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