Category Archives: Education

[COLUMN] Public Education Has Outlived its Usefulness

Posted on 22 January 2012 by Thomas J. Lucente Jr. | 2 Comments

During the last decade, those advocating for school choice have made real inroads into breaking the government’s stranglehold on education. In 1999, 349,000 children attended the nation’s 1,542 charter schools. Today, that figure has ballooned to 2.05 million. Additionally, the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Column, Education, Government spending | 2 Comments

Catch Me On The Radio This Afternoon

Posted on 19 January 2012 by Thomas J. Lucente Jr. | 3 Comments

I will be on the “Talk With Ron Williams” show at 4 p.m. today on WCIT-AM as I am every Thursday. Not sure what we will talk about, but there is a lot going on, such as the Iowa caucuses … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2012 Presidential Election, Education, Elections, Radio Shows | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

VIDEO: To Surly, With Love: Are Teachers Overpaid?

Posted on 28 November 2011 by Thomas J. Lucente Jr. | Comments Off

A great video from Reason.TV made in March during the height of the teacher protests in Wisconsin and Ohio.  Not sure how I missed this one when it came out.  It compliments my post from yesterday concerning a recent report … Continue reading →

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[COLUMN] No Surprise Here: Study Shows Teachers Overpaid

Posted on 27 November 2011 by Thomas J. Lucente Jr. | Comments Off

While it will come as no surprise to those who actually pay attention, a new study shows that government teachers are dramatically overpaid, deflating a myth long perpetuated by the American Federation of Teachers and other teachers unions. The Nov. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Column, Economy, Education, Government spending, Government workers, Health Care, Jobs, Taxes, Unions | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

OWS Aren’t Communists, No Edge Lines, Five-Legged Dogs and Other Fanciful Tales

Posted on 2 November 2011 by Thomas J. Lucente Jr. | 3 Comments

No edge lines? Then what are those white things along the edge of the highway? Hmm. I share this photo I took today, first because I found it amusing, but also because it reminds me of the silliness of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Economy, Education, Government spending, Property Rights | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Sometimes I feel like I am in third grade. Someone claiming to be named Ed Powers went to The Lima News website to complain about my recent Martin Luther King post, which was made with tongue firmly in cheek. Any … Continue reading →

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Posted on 26 August 2011 by Thomas J. Lucente Jr. | Comments Off

Comments about Oxley and by Berger were off the mark

Posted on 11 August 2011 by Thomas J. Lucente Jr. | 7 Comments

Lima City Schools Superintendent Karel Oxley was installed Wednesday as the new president of the Buckeye Association of School Administrators. I’m sure the honor is well-deserved and that she is well-respected among her peers. I offer my congratulations. However, two … Continue reading →

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Posted in Education | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments