by Ty Davison | Mar 9, 2025 | News & Commentary
Newsom becomes most prominent Democrat to buck the party and echo majority public opinion on trans athletes | CNN Politics: A January New York Times/Ipsos poll found that 79% of Americans — including 67% of Democrats — said they believed female transgender athletes...
by Ty Davison | Mar 3, 2025 | News & Commentary
Spending on special education in Oregon needs a revamped formula, researchers find – Salem Reporter: The additional costs of providing a fair and equal education for a deaf or blind student are about $24,000 annually, according to the U.S. Department of...
by Ty Davison | Feb 20, 2025 | News & Commentary
To fix what ails Oregon schools, spend a lot more money, new report suggests – oregonlive.com: One of those reports says the typical Oregon school needs to spend 33% more per student to give every child a shot at academic success. And it says the additional...
by Ty Davison | Feb 18, 2025 | News & Commentary
I take it as foundational the belief that people behave in their own perceived self-interest, and that, with limited exceptions, they are best able to determine what that self-interest is. That a person is able to act on that self-interest, again with exceptions, is...
by Ty Davison | Feb 13, 2025 | News & Commentary
Better grad rates but worse test scores befuddle lawmakers, validate reformers • Oregon Capital Chronicle: First, the good news. Oregon’s high school graduation rate ticked up to nearly 82% last year… As I’ve noted previously, this is a meaningless statistic....
