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    The Freedom to Cooperate

    Apparently, someone should share the writings of AIER founder E.C. Harwood with Pope Francis. In a recent address, the pope criticized libertarianism as being “selfish” and “antisocial.” This unfounded characterization of free market beliefs is nothing new. In fact, Harwood debunked this view in a 1961 piece entitled “Free Competition Is Voluntary Cooperation.” Harwood posited…

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    Excelsior Scholarship and Costs of College

    Recently on the blog, I discussed New York’s Excelsior Scholarship, which offers free tuition to New York residents to attend four-year public state universities. Today, I want to take a closer look at prices currently paid by students to see how the program might affect students from different economic backgrounds. I look at five colleges…

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    A Look at The American Health Care Act

    Back in March, President Trump and Speaker Ryan failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. The GOP bill was called the American Health Care Act. The bill failed because members of the House’s Freedom Caucus refused to vote for it. The GOP leadership made changes to the AHCA and…

  • Students Give High Marks to the Field Test

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    Students Give High Marks to the Field Test

    In my previous blog, I described how teachers are overwhelmingly satisfied with the field test of the lesson ideas they develop at the AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Workshop. Today, I would like to share my analysis of students’ evaluations of the implemented lessons.

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    Cell Phone Plans and the CPI

    How much is unlimited data on your iPhone worth to you? In calculating the Consumer Price Index, the average answer is “a lot” — enough to explain a perceived slowdown in inflation, in fact. As other outlets have reported recently, a change in cell service was a major contributor to slowing price inflation in the…

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    President Trump Proposes Deep Budget Cuts

    Earlier this week, President Trump released his proposed budget for 2018. The budget is ambitiously titled “A New Foundation for American Greatness.” The White House forecasts that the new budget would eliminate the federal deficit in 10 years. President Trump would balance the budget by cutting $3.6 trillion in federal spending over the next decade.…

  • John Dewey’s Ideas Alive Today at AIER

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    John Dewey’s Ideas Alive Today at AIER

    As AIER founder Colonel E. C. Harwood was a fan of John Dewey’s constructivist approach, I decided to reflect on how our education programming continues to be grounded in real experience.

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    Kalamazoo and New York: Different Models of College Scholarship Programs

    New York recently announced the Excelsior Scholarship, a program that will make tuition to New York public colleges free for New York residents. We have many reasons to doubt the efficiency of this plan, as argued for example by David Brooks in the New York Times, but regardless of its efficiency, it calls to mind…

  • Delinquency Rates Rise For Student Loans, Credit Cards, and Auto Loans

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    Delinquency Rates Rise For Student Loans, Credit Cards, and Auto Loans

    A new report on debt and credit shows that in the first quarter of 2017, household debt just surpassed the previous peak of $12.7 trillion, seen during the Great Recession. Rising debt levels may become a problem. From the first quarter of 2009 to mid-2013, consumers paid down debt. Since mid-2013, households have taken on…

  • Teachers Overwhelmingly Satisfied with the Field Test

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    Teachers Overwhelmingly Satisfied with the Field Test

    As part of our evaluation of the impact of AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative, we analyze the results of a classroom field test. Based on the evidence collected through the follow-up process, we are confident that the teachers are mastering the subject matter and the pedagogy for presenting it to students.

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    The Freedom to Cooperate

    Apparently, someone should share the writings of AIER founder E.C. Harwood with Pope Francis. In a recent address, the pope criticized libertarianism as being “selfish” and “antisocial.” This unfounded characterization of free market beliefs is nothing new. In fact, Harwood debunked this view in a 1961 piece entitled “Free Competition Is Voluntary Cooperation.” Harwood posited…

  • •

    Excelsior Scholarship and Costs of College

    Recently on the blog, I discussed New York’s Excelsior Scholarship, which offers free tuition to New York residents to attend four-year public state universities. Today, I want to take a closer look at prices currently paid by students to see how the program might affect students from different economic backgrounds. I look at five colleges…

  • •

    A Look at The American Health Care Act

    Back in March, President Trump and Speaker Ryan failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. The GOP bill was called the American Health Care Act. The bill failed because members of the House’s Freedom Caucus refused to vote for it. The GOP leadership made changes to the AHCA and…

  • Students Give High Marks to the Field Test

    •

    Students Give High Marks to the Field Test

    In my previous blog, I described how teachers are overwhelmingly satisfied with the field test of the lesson ideas they develop at the AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Workshop. Today, I would like to share my analysis of students’ evaluations of the implemented lessons.

  • •

    Cell Phone Plans and the CPI

    How much is unlimited data on your iPhone worth to you? In calculating the Consumer Price Index, the average answer is “a lot” — enough to explain a perceived slowdown in inflation, in fact. As other outlets have reported recently, a change in cell service was a major contributor to slowing price inflation in the…

  • •

    President Trump Proposes Deep Budget Cuts

    Earlier this week, President Trump released his proposed budget for 2018. The budget is ambitiously titled “A New Foundation for American Greatness.” The White House forecasts that the new budget would eliminate the federal deficit in 10 years. President Trump would balance the budget by cutting $3.6 trillion in federal spending over the next decade.…

  • John Dewey’s Ideas Alive Today at AIER

    •

    John Dewey’s Ideas Alive Today at AIER

    As AIER founder Colonel E. C. Harwood was a fan of John Dewey’s constructivist approach, I decided to reflect on how our education programming continues to be grounded in real experience.

  • •

    Kalamazoo and New York: Different Models of College Scholarship Programs

    New York recently announced the Excelsior Scholarship, a program that will make tuition to New York public colleges free for New York residents. We have many reasons to doubt the efficiency of this plan, as argued for example by David Brooks in the New York Times, but regardless of its efficiency, it calls to mind…

  • Delinquency Rates Rise For Student Loans, Credit Cards, and Auto Loans

    •

    Delinquency Rates Rise For Student Loans, Credit Cards, and Auto Loans

    A new report on debt and credit shows that in the first quarter of 2017, household debt just surpassed the previous peak of $12.7 trillion, seen during the Great Recession. Rising debt levels may become a problem. From the first quarter of 2009 to mid-2013, consumers paid down debt. Since mid-2013, households have taken on…

  • Teachers Overwhelmingly Satisfied with the Field Test

    •

    Teachers Overwhelmingly Satisfied with the Field Test

    As part of our evaluation of the impact of AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative, we analyze the results of a classroom field test. Based on the evidence collected through the follow-up process, we are confident that the teachers are mastering the subject matter and the pedagogy for presenting it to students.