Comments on: Proximity and Power

By: Greg Forster

Greg Forster — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:56:58 +0000

Actually, the new tax credit program in Louisiana (a tax deduction for education expenses, including private school tuition) became active as soon as the legislation was signed by the governor. So it’s now 22 programs in 14 states plus DC.

By: Larry Bernstein

Larry Bernstein — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:21:27 +0000

I think the discussion of the proximity of the Teacher Union offices to state capital buildings is newsworthy and shows Jay’s creative flair for making a point. It reminds me of his report on School names. This fun geographical analysis could get significant news coverage from the nation’s newspapers. Too often academics and education research scholars stick solely to regression analysis and R2 for evaluating test scores. The public tends to respond more to articles that are more quotable. I sure hope Jay finds a national news platform to publish and report this political analysis.

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:20:59 +0000

Of course, the unions are collaborating on the incentive pay schemes in a number of places (including Nashville and NYC)

By: PolicyBlog

PolicyBlog — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:03:05 +0000

Which special interest is closest to state capitols?…

Education school Jay Greene launched a new blog on education policy with post on the proximity of teacher unions to state capitols.

In fact, not only is the PSEA building a stone’s throw away from the Pennsylvania Capitol (and an easy target, even….