Category Archives: Education

Higher Ed as Engine of Social Injustice

Posted on July 22, 2015 by matt ohern

College tuitions have soared over the past several decades, and so have federal grants and subsidized student loans. Many observers of the higher ed scene believe that easy credit has been a driving force behind the tuition hikes: The more Uncle … Continue reading →

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The Irony of the Rolling Stone Libel

Posted on April 15, 2015 by matt ohern

By Robert F. and Thomas E. Turner Last December, Rolling Stone magazine published a lengthy article entitled “A Rape on Campus” that described in graphic detail a horrific 2012 gang-rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house. The story went … Continue reading →

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Not Just Any Old Resignation from UVA

Posted on April 15, 2015 by matt ohern

Edward D. Miller, former CEO of research powerhouse Johns Hopkins Medicine, will resign from the University of Virginia Board of Visitors effective June 30 — a year early. In an interview with the Daily Progress, he cited his frustration with … Continue reading →

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School Choice Comes To Virginia

Posted on February 4, 2015 by matt ohern

In 2013, the Virginia Education Improvement Scholarship Tax Credit (EISTC) finally cleared all the hurdles to become the Commonwealth’s best mechanism for creating new opportunities for educationally at-risk students. So, two years later, last week’s celebration of National School Choice … Continue reading →

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The Coming Education Challenge

Posted on January 7, 2015 by matt ohern

Virginia’s K-12 education community is in for challenging times. The annual Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) report examining Standards of Quality (SOQ) education funding demonstrated that state spending on K-12 education rose only 0.2 percent over the past … Continue reading →

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