Elementary Principles of Monopoly: Government-run Schools Get Less with More by Harry Messenheimer, Ph.D.
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For years most economists have been arguing for market-like reforms in K-12 schooling. Market-like reforms would unleash competitive forces that reward innovation. The purpose of this study is to provide additional empirical evidence of the need for those reforms.
Related: Gov. Linda Lingle's response to Dr. Messenheimer's study (.pdf, 133 KB)

Military Charter Schools
Learn about GRIH's vision to create schools across the country where all military children have access to a uniform K-12 education system that embraces high expectations, utilizes rigorous curriculum, and recognizes the unique needs of military families.

Making Public Schools Work (.pdf, 199kb) (download Adobe Reader here to read this document)
Laura Brown, Education Policy Analyst for GRIH, put forth a number of proposed reforms in this In Pursuit... that are the same proposals recently put forth by the Lingle Administration. Point by point, the case is made for decentralization. Even though not all of the proposals have been adopted, this could be a prophetic document if the current proposals fail. 

Following Hawaii's Money
There is an old saying, "figures lie and liars figure," and this analysis illustrates the point. One way of looking at education spending (The Ouchi Report) concludes the state spending is very high, yet because the cost of living is so high in these fair isles, cost-adjusted spending is ranked the lowest. The latter case is examined in this article.

Book Review: Voucher Wars by Clint Bolick
The book review by Laura Brown cuts right to parental control as the crucial issue. Parental control equals decentralization which nearly always results in better schools and more effective education. This review will make any parent in Hawai'i want to go out and buy the book to see what can be done.

EducationBeatHawaii.org
Updates on Education Choice issues.

Recent "Grass in Review" editions focusing on education

• The Private Schools of Politicians?, 4/2/08
• Educating the Educators, 3/26/08
• A Monopoly by Any Other Name, 2/13/08
• Want Incentives for Public Schools? Try School Choice, 9/26/07
• The Future of Hawaii's Charter Schools, 8/29/07
• Champion of Liberty, 8/1/07
• EIA on the HSTA, 7/4/07
  
• Can You Spot the Fake College Course?, 1/23/07
• A Call for Revolution: The need for real K-12 reform, 1/15/07
• School is a Tool, 10/23/06

Education editorials by Laura Brown

• Holding Hawaiian Immersion Students Down
• Keep It Cool by Starting School Year Later
• Hawaii Schools Still Don’t Measure Up
• Hawaii's Rural Communities Strive to Fill Education Void
• Bureaucratic Meddling Preventing New Weighted Student Formula from Working
• Local Control is Answer for Hawaii's Failing Public Schools
• 'History of Hawaii' Textbook Indoctrinates Students with Racist Propaganda
• Army General Blocks Discussion of Education Choice for Military Students
• Hawaii Family Struggles With Racism, Failing Public Education System
• Hawaii Board of Education Stifles Charter School Growth
• On Core Curriculum in Hawaii Schools
• F for Failure: DOE's Disasterous Federal Assessment Could Put State Under Consent Decree
• Hawaii Teachers Demand New Election for Union Officers After Discovering Improprieties
• Raising the Bar in Hawaii's Public Schools
• DOE Fails Federal Lunch Audit - And That's Just the Start of the March (Education) Madness
• Hawaii Public School Teachers Union, Superintendent, Fighting Legislation that Mandates Statewide Curriculum
• Waters of Life Teacher, Students, Assaulted by Gang of Kids
• Lawmakers Consider a Law That Makes it More Difficult for Special Needs Children to Get Services They Are Entitled to Under Federal Law
• Fuzzy Math - Is the DOE’s Assessment Test Too Difficult or Just Plain Screwed Up?
• Eliminating the Culture of Incompetence to Achieve Education Reform
• Sharing Insights About Hawaii's Education System: Does Money Matter?