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    A Simple Improvement to College Admissions

    One big concern with U.S. higher education is low graduation rates. Barely half of enrollees at four-year institutions graduate within six years. Dropping out of college is a double blow to many students: they pay the direct costs of college for the time they were enrolled without earning the degree that would increase their future earnings…

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    The Federal Government Comes Up Against the Debt Ceiling

    In 1917 a debt limit was established for WWI Liberty Bonds. The Treasury was allowed to issue Liberty Bonds up to a limit without asking for Congressional approval. This streamlined wartime financing. In 1939, an overall debt limit was established. According to the Bipartisan Policy Center, since the debt limit was established it has been…

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    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Data Driven

    Today I am focusing on the fifth criterion for exemplary professional development workshops for teachers that is outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, and clearly defined in the recent report, “Bridging the Gap: Paving the Pathway from Current Practice to Exemplary Professional Learning,” published by the Frontline Research and Learning Institute. This…

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    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Job Embedded

    In my previous blogs, I described the first three criteria for a high-quality professional development workshop analyzed in the recent report, “Bridging the Gap: Paving the Pathway from Current Practice to Exemplary Professional Learning,” published by the Frontline Research and Learning Institute. The criteria that were discussed are sustained learning, intensive instruction, and collaborative engagement…

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    Are Tourism Exports At Risk?

    Changing U.S. policies may affect international trade in many ways, including one important aspect of trade that may not first come to mind: tourism. Many observers have recently warned that the Trump Administration’s recent travel ban, comments on immigration, and the associated unwelcoming climate will depress tourism significantly throughout the United States. I do not…

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    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Collaborative

    As I continue to analyze how AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative  complies with the criteria for the exemplary professional development outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released for public comment a plan to implement ESSA. I see that “strengthening educator preparation programs” and “promoting educator development”…

  • The Federal Reserve and Private Debt

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    The Federal Reserve and Private Debt

    It is not a foregone conclusion that we need to radically reduce private debt, but it is noteworthy that we are hovering around 150 percent of GDP.

  • The Federal Reserve and Government Debt

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    The Federal Reserve and Government Debt

    In the past, governments have used seigniorage to finance the purchase goods and services. Seigniorage refers to the government printing money to purchase goods and services. Seigniorage is an inflation tax. When a government prints money, inflation occurs when the money circulates in the economy. The government gets to spend the money first, purchasing goods…

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    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Intensive

    The Cato Institute just published a new Handbook for Policymakers, where some attention is devoted to K-12 education. As I read the part pertaining to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), I continued to reflect on AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative (TTI) and its role in increasing economic knowledge for teachers and students. As I promised…

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    Foreigners are Reducing their Holdings of U.S. Treasury Securities

    Federal government debt as a share of GDP is near an all-time high. In the third quarter of 2016, federal debt was 104.8 percent of GDP. In the first quarter of 2016, it reached a record 105.4 percent of GDP. Continuing federal deficits have required the U.S. Treasury to issue debt to cover government spending.…

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    A Simple Improvement to College Admissions

    One big concern with U.S. higher education is low graduation rates. Barely half of enrollees at four-year institutions graduate within six years. Dropping out of college is a double blow to many students: they pay the direct costs of college for the time they were enrolled without earning the degree that would increase their future earnings…

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    The Federal Government Comes Up Against the Debt Ceiling

    In 1917 a debt limit was established for WWI Liberty Bonds. The Treasury was allowed to issue Liberty Bonds up to a limit without asking for Congressional approval. This streamlined wartime financing. In 1939, an overall debt limit was established. According to the Bipartisan Policy Center, since the debt limit was established it has been…

  • •

    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Data Driven

    Today I am focusing on the fifth criterion for exemplary professional development workshops for teachers that is outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, and clearly defined in the recent report, “Bridging the Gap: Paving the Pathway from Current Practice to Exemplary Professional Learning,” published by the Frontline Research and Learning Institute. This…

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    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Job Embedded

    In my previous blogs, I described the first three criteria for a high-quality professional development workshop analyzed in the recent report, “Bridging the Gap: Paving the Pathway from Current Practice to Exemplary Professional Learning,” published by the Frontline Research and Learning Institute. The criteria that were discussed are sustained learning, intensive instruction, and collaborative engagement…

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    Are Tourism Exports At Risk?

    Changing U.S. policies may affect international trade in many ways, including one important aspect of trade that may not first come to mind: tourism. Many observers have recently warned that the Trump Administration’s recent travel ban, comments on immigration, and the associated unwelcoming climate will depress tourism significantly throughout the United States. I do not…

  • •

    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Collaborative

    As I continue to analyze how AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative  complies with the criteria for the exemplary professional development outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released for public comment a plan to implement ESSA. I see that “strengthening educator preparation programs” and “promoting educator development”…

  • The Federal Reserve and Private Debt

    •

    The Federal Reserve and Private Debt

    It is not a foregone conclusion that we need to radically reduce private debt, but it is noteworthy that we are hovering around 150 percent of GDP.

  • The Federal Reserve and Government Debt

    •

    The Federal Reserve and Government Debt

    In the past, governments have used seigniorage to finance the purchase goods and services. Seigniorage refers to the government printing money to purchase goods and services. Seigniorage is an inflation tax. When a government prints money, inflation occurs when the money circulates in the economy. The government gets to spend the money first, purchasing goods…

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    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Intensive

    The Cato Institute just published a new Handbook for Policymakers, where some attention is devoted to K-12 education. As I read the part pertaining to the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), I continued to reflect on AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative (TTI) and its role in increasing economic knowledge for teachers and students. As I promised…

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    Foreigners are Reducing their Holdings of U.S. Treasury Securities

    Federal government debt as a share of GDP is near an all-time high. In the third quarter of 2016, federal debt was 104.8 percent of GDP. In the first quarter of 2016, it reached a record 105.4 percent of GDP. Continuing federal deficits have required the U.S. Treasury to issue debt to cover government spending.…