I’ve talked before about the complexities of government funding before with regard to the abstinence-program called the Silver Ring Thing.
Now, on the heels of an ACLU suit, SRT is being faced with a cut-off in federal funding. Continue Reading...
Some caricatures of Puritans depict them as strict, severe, and stolid. H.L. Mencken’s famous definition of a Puritan is an example of this: “A Puritan is someone who is desperately afraid that, somewhere, someone might be having a good time.” Continue Reading...
Two years ago the Head Start battle focused on effectiveness: Were low income kids truly better prepared for starting school because they had participated in the program? No solid answers emerged, but like so many other Beltway debates, the substance issues abate once the funding crisis is passed. Continue Reading...