2010 July –“2 Teachers + 4 Names = S.B. 6″
By William Mattox, JMI Resident Fellow If it weren’t for two teachers with four last names, I might well be among those who are skeptical about proposals to tie teacher pay to student performance. I...
View Article2010 December –“Federal VAT Would Be Bad for Florida”
Federal VAT Would Be Bad for Florida By Dr. Randall Holcombe As printed in the St. Petersburg Times, December 29, 2010 One idea circulating through the Capitol is the implementation of a national...
View Article2011 March –“Interview with a Floridian . . . Living & Working in China”
In January 2011, JMI Development Director Francisco Gonzalez interviewed Gianni Breuer of North Palm Beach, FL. Since September 2010, Gianni has been living and working in Beijing, China in the...
View Article2011 April –“Putting America’s Kids on the Lame Duck Diet”
By Robert Sanchez, JMI Policy Director Who knows best when it comes to deciding what America’s schoolchildren ought to eat? Should their parents decide? Apparently not; in fact, some Chicago schools...
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2011 July–”Lt. Gov. Carroll Headlines JMI Panel Featuring Women in Government”
Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll, Rep. Marti Coley, Sec. Cindy O'Connell and Judge Nina Ashenafi Richardson (left to right) participate in an annual JMI Women in Government panel for the delegates at...
View Article2011 October –“Future Leaders Gain Insight from Officials”
By Dr. J. Robert McClure III, JMI President & CEO Letter to the Editor of the Tallahassee Democrat regarding Youth Leadership Tallahassee’s Government and Education Day: We understand why it’s...
View ArticleContext Florida: Private schools must pass the ‘Mary McLeod Bethune’ test
Florida legislators demanding more “accountability” as a condition for expanding the state’s premier school-choice program could learn a very valuable lesson from the example set by the late, great...
View ArticleAmendment 1 and Restoration: More Complex than Simple Land Acquisition
During the 2015 special session, a controversial topic involving Amendment 1 funding entangles a push to purchase land south of Lake Okeechobee in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). Extreme...
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