The Wren Report – Arthur Brooks (2/24/2017)
This week’s Wren Report is about our upcoming event with Arthur Brooks and our trip to Rock Hill to be on the radio show Straight Talk.
This week’s Wren Report is about our upcoming event with Arthur Brooks and our trip to Rock Hill to be on the radio show Straight Talk.
Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) 101
Across the nation, an innovation known as Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) is enjoying strong, bipartisan, legislative, parental, and taxpayer support. Why? Because with ESAs, a basic principle of fairness and freedom is achieved: state-appropriated education dollars follow the child. With that aspiration fulfilled, every child, but especially the most vulnerable, can finally receive the customized education they need to reach their full potential.
For a full COVID-19 recovery, South Carolina must maintain and expand education choices
Because of regular tracking by professional monitors of state spending, both in government and in the media, the impact of COVID-19 on public education budgets is coming into focus. It is now clear that even with federal support, states and school districts will be scrambling to meet current emergency needs while also preparing for anticipated
Statehouse Report: State revenue projections might be off by $350 million
Tax reform advocate Ellen Weaver of the Palmetto Promise Institute said the surplus shows the state can handle big changes — such as lowering rates and broadening the base — in revenue collections. Weaver added current budgeting practices need to be addressed.
Promoting Public Policy that Helps South Carolinians Flourish