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Dan Lips is a Senior Fellow with the Goldwater Institute. He is also a Policy Analyst at the Americans For Prosperity Foundation. According to a brief biographical note he was "president of a non-profit organization working to advance school choice in Arizona".

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Obama’s Failed Stimulus: Education Edition

…Has made uneven progress in implementing a department-wide, risk-based approach to grant monitoring…Has limited financial expertise and training, hindering effective monitoring of grantees’ compliance with financial requirements… Lacks a systematic ...

From DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress

The College Affordability Problem—Runaway College Costs

College affordability is a real problem for American families and taxpayers. Unfortunately, Congress and the Obama administration are currently focusing on a strategy that has failed to solve the problem for decades: expanding federal spending on ...

From DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  21 Oct 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama

Student Lending and College Affordability: Alternative Approaches to Reform

The U.S. House of Representatives will soon consider H.R. 3221, the "Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009," legislation that will terminate the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, expand the Federal Direct Loan program, and ...

From DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  15 Sep 2009
Related Topics: U.S. House of Representatives,  Ford Motor Company,  Congressional Budget Office

School Safety in Washington, D.C.: New Data for the 2007-2008 School Year

As American students head back to school, many parents will worry about their children's safety at school during the upcoming year.[1] School safety will likely be a top concern of families living in Washington, D.C. This WebMemo is a summary of a CDA ...

From DAVID MUHLHAUSEN, PH.D., DON SOIFER, AND DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  10 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Heritage Foundation,  U.S. Congress,  Barack Obama,  Gallup

A school wake-up call

A new school year is under way, but we already can grade the condition of American education. Let's just say no "honor student" bumper stickers will be necessary. The typical child entering first grade this year can expect taxpayers to spend more than $ ...

From DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  9 Sep 2009
Related Topics: National Education Association

Real Reasons for “Back to School” Outrage

Since Thursday, the Department of Education’s “lesson plans” have been scrubbed of potentially political questions. When President Obama speaks to American students later today, we’re likely to hear a positive message that few will disagree with—about ...

From DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  8 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

D.C. School Choice Supporters Protest Education Sec. Duncan

This morning, Education Secretary Arne Duncan held a joint press conference at a school in Washington, DC marking the start of the new school year. Sec. Duncan was there to speak about the challenges schools face related to the flu and H1N1 virus. But ...

From DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  24 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Arne Duncan,  Barack Obama

Secretary Duncan, Save the 216

By Monday’s first school bell, charters project at least 28,000 students, or about 2,400 more than last year, while D.C. Public Schools expect about 45,000, or 2,000 fewer than in spring.dc This year’s decline follows a trend that has continued for ...

From DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama

Rose D. Friedman, Quite a Teacher

Rose was best known as the wife of Milton Friedman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist, who died in 2006. But Rose, an economist herself, was Milton’s intellectual partner. Together, they co-authored the international best-seller “Free to Choose” and ...

From DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  18 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Milton Friedman

The Danger of the “Race to the Top” Fund in Education

Today, Education Secretary Arne Duncan unveiled the regulatory guidelines for his so-called “Race to the Top” Fund, the administration’s $4.3 billion incentive fund for state reforms. Like previous federal education reform efforts, including No Child ...

From DAN LIPS, The Heritage Foundation,  24 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Arne Duncan

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