Category Archives: Education

College-Age Student Population to Decline

Posted on October 14, 2015 by matt ohern

Colleges and universities may want to take note: The number of people in the college age range of 18 to 24 is falling. The nation’s population is expected to grow by more than 13 million, or an annual average of … Continue reading →

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Charter School Constitutional Amendment: Giving Opportunities to Students

Posted on September 30, 2015 by matt ohern

Imagine that award-winning teachers proposed a high school for under-performing students adding 23 days to the school calendar, and extending the daily schedule by more than an hour each day. Imagine further that this school allows students to take an … Continue reading →

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Charter School Constitutional Amendment: Devolution in Reverse

Posted on September 30, 2015 by matt ohern

Perhaps the most radical education proposal before the General Assembly in the upcoming session is Delegate Senator Obenshain’s SJ 256, which empowers the Board of Education to “establish charter schools within the school divisions of the Commonwealth.” Currently, this power … Continue reading →

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Student Debt and the Decline of New Business Formation

Posted on September 2, 2015 by matt ohern

Many are the ways in which burgeoning student debt — $1.2 trillion and rising — cripple the economy. On the Bacons Rebellion Blog we’ve discussed how debt delays family formation, housing purchases and consumer spending. Recent research from the Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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It’s Time for Virginia to Invest in the Future of the Teaching Profession

Posted on August 19, 2015 by matt ohern

The Virginia Department of Education (DOE), as a consequence of budget cuts, no longer keeps tab on the turnover rate of Virginia’s teachers and other crucial demographic information needed to accurately predict trends in the teacher workforce, but evidence is … Continue reading →

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