Michael Greve is a first-rate constitutional scholar, so I take on his argument that “the states will lose on Medicaid” with some trepidation. I’m no lawyer, so I’m in no position to quarrel with his legal argument. But I do know a thing or two about...

Rather than seizing on current fiscal realities to streamline and improve schools, far too many states and districts are proceeding as if it is business as usual, kicking the can down the road until they are forced to make clumsy, last-minute, disruptive cuts.

A recent congressional move to subsidize teacher salaries and avoid layoffs will make it harder for states and school districts for prepare for the rough seas ahead.

Race-conscious practices are alive and well in 2006, regenerating in the dark like virulent weeds.

While educators are eager to forget the financial woes of the past two years and return to the familiar routine of steady budget increases, the fiscal outlook for America's fourteen thousand school districts is bleak--not just for next year, but for a half decade or more.

As educators face an altered fiscal landscape, conservatives have the ideas that can help, and are in a position to complement "choice" with smart strategies that address incentives, cost structures, and market dynamics.

Race-based hiring practices can only be stopped by determined efforts by alumni and trustees, strong voices within universities, and an engaged public.