Backgrounder posted August 23, 2002 by Jennifer Garrett
Why Congress Should Reject the Failed Sex-Education Agenda in theBaucus Bill
Teenage sexual activity is a major
national problem that contributes to the rising incidence of
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), emotional and psychological
injuries, and out-of-wedlock childbearing. Significantly, President
George Bush has endorsed abstinence education as an effective means
of reducing early sexual activity and providing a foundation for
personal responsibility and enduring marital…
Backgrounder posted August 23, 2002 by Jennifer Garrett
Why Congress Should Reject the Failed Sex-Education Agenda in theBaucus Bill
Teenage sexual activity is a major
national problem that contributes to the rising incidence of
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), emotional and psychological
injuries, and out-of-wedlock childbearing. Significantly, President
George Bush has endorsed abstinence education as an effective means
of reducing early sexual activity and providing a foundation for
personal responsibility and enduring marital…
Backgrounder posted June 13, 2002 by Patrick Fagan, Ph.D., Jennifer Garrett
Restoring a Culture of Marriage
President George W. Bush has taken the
first bold step in reshaping federal policy to address the root
cause of many of society's ills: the breakdown of the married,
two-parent family. Specifically, he has requested nearly $300
million a year in the reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) Act…
Backgrounder posted May 22, 2002 by Jennifer Garrett
Another Look at How Members of Congress Exercise School Choice
President George W. Bush is a strong
supporter of school choice for parents. In the budget he recently
submitted, the President called for a $50 million school choice
demonstration project and a tax credit for parents whose children
are trapped in failing schools.
The
issue will gain more attention now…
WebMemo posted March 22, 2002 by Jennifer Garrett
Let Them Eat Their Words … Marriage Reduces Poverty
The Alternatives to Marriage Project
(ATMP) and several women's groups oppose President Bush's plan to
include marriage promotion in welfare reauthorization, claiming
that marriage promoting policies harm more children and families
than they help.
Their newly released report, "Let Them Eat Wedding Rings: The
Role Of Marriage Promotion in Welfare Reform," comments on the
misguided attempts…
Backgrounder posted May 16, 2001 by Jennifer Garrett
Progress on School Choice in the States
The school choice movement to enable more parents,
particularly low-income parents, to choose the schools their
children attend is gaining ground. As presidential and
congressional candidates hotly debated this issue last year, they
brought much-needed attention to the problems plaguing public
education today and heightened the interest in choice in both state
legislatures and school…
Executive Summary posted May 16, 2001 by Jennifer Garrett
Executive Summary: Progress on School Choice in the States
The movement to enable more parents to choose the
schools their children attend is gaining ground. Last year,
presidential and congressional candidates brought much-needed
attention to the problems plaguing public education. President
George W. Bush made school choice an important element of his
education platform "to leave no child behind." And a growing body
of…
Backgrounder posted June 13, 2000 by Nina Rees, Jennifer Garrett
How Members of Congress Practice School Choice
One of the most controversial proposals for educational reform
in America today is school choice. To most Americans, allowing
parents to send their children to a school of choice may seem
fundamental to efforts to ensure that children receive the best
education; yet the right to do so continues to be hotly debated in
the…
Backgrounder posted April 28, 2000 by Nina Rees, Jennifer Garrett
How the Senate Can Improve ESEA
The
Senate will soon consider the reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Enacted in 1965 under President
Lyndon B. Johnson, ESEA is the centerpiece of the federal
government's involvement in K-12 public education. ESEA's chief
program is Title I, Aid to Disadvantaged Students, which consumes
75 percent of ESEA funds…
Executive Summary posted April 28, 2000 by Nina Rees, Jennifer Garrett
Executive Summary: How the Senate Can Improve ESEA
The
full Senate will soon consider the reauthorization of the
35-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). This
law, enacted under President Lyndon B. Johnson as part of his Great
Society initiative, was intended primarily to narrow the
achievement gap between disadvantaged children and their more
prosperous classmates. During the past quarter century,…