Not only is cost-cutting essential in this era of tightened resources, but eliminating inefficient spending is critical for freeing up resources to drive school reform.

There is practically no reliable scientific support for using the soda tax to fight obesity. The tax is an impulse to generate new revenue and not a creative public health measure.

If the WTO collapses as a negotiating forum, nations may move towards a crass calculus that assesses verdicts only on the basis of the threats that back them. This would be a deeply regrettable move away from a rules-based global trading regime.

A substantial economic literature has developed in recent years that suggests that taxation of capital in theory can have very harmful economic consequences over time. Indeed, some authors who have conducted research based on theoretical grounds have even argued that capital taxes should be set to zero. Yet...

The authors of the November 2011 Heritage Foundation report “Assessing the Compensation of Public-School Teachers” respond to questions and concerns, in the process showing that certain critical accusations—such as undercounting teachers’ work hours or overestimating retirement benefits—are simply false.

When the research-based pharmaceutical industry gives up investing in innovation, where will new medicines come from?

Student achievement data is not enough. Here are six measurements needed to assess school performance.

Frederick M. Hess sat down recently with EdNews.org to discuss education reform.