Author Archives: Don Soifer
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WHAT MAKES A CHARTER SCHOOL SUCCEED?
October 26, 2009- Don Soifer Issue Brief A study of New York City public charter schools published last month produced some of the most positive evidence to date of charters’ educational benefits. The report, by a research team headed by Caroline Hoxby of the Hoover [Read More...] -
Third-Party Logistics Turns To Greening Supply Chains
September 28, 2009- Don Soifer Issue Brief With Fortune 500 decisionmakers ever more mindful of their companies’ environmental and energy impacts, the Third-Party Logistics (3PL) industry can expect to play a significant role increasing the efficiency of their transportation functions, and reducing their carbon footprints. [Read More...] -
WHEN IS A SAFE SCHOOL NOT A SAFE SCHOOL?
September 22, 2009- Don Soifer Issue Brief Can you name a school you would describe as “persistently dangerous?” You might think so, but according to official education statistics, there are only 38 persistently dangerous public schools in the United States, and these occur only in [Read More...] -
IMPROVING FEDERAL ADULT ENGLISH LEARNING PROGRAMS
September 3, 2009- Don Soifer Issue Brief Most of the 11 million English learners living in the United States are adults. Their ability to learn English has a major impact on their economic future, but also on that of their families and the communities and [Read More...] -
SCHOOL SAFETY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.: NEW DATA FOR THE 2007–2008 SCHOOL YEAR
August 28, 2009- Don Soifer A joint paper by the Heritage Foundation and Lexington Institute As American students head back to school, many parents will worry about their children’s safety at school during the coming year, especially in cities including the nation’s capital. In 2009, [Read More...] -
National Education Standards: Not Voluntary, and Maybe a Step Down
August 18, 2009- Don Soifer The Baltimore Sun Article The movement to adopt national education standards is hurtling down the tracks to acceptance, even as many of the decision-makers behind it are laying eyes on the draft for the first time. While “voluntary” is the [Read More...] -
FINDINGS CONFIRM BENEFITS OF EARLY ENGLISH LEARNING
July 31, 2009- Don Soifer Issue Brief Children’s ability to learn new languages is strongest between birth and age seven, and becomes much more difficult after puberty, according to new research published in the July 2009 issue of the journalScience. Younger children experience “sensitive periods,” [Read More...] -
Does Judge’s Nonprofit Serve the Interests of Children?
July 17, 2009- Don Soifer Issue Brief Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings this week focused often on her 12-year tenure as a board member of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF). The extent of her involvement with the group’s agenda [Read More...] -
SUPREME COURT’S ARIZONA RULING EMPHASIZES RESULTS
June 26, 2009- Don Soifer Issue Brief When courts measure the quality of education programs strictly in terms of dollars spent, student and taxpayer are both imperiled. This is especially true for English Language Learners, probably the one group in American public education whose progress [Read More...] -
Policy Briefing: Third-Party Logistics and the US Economy
June 3, 2009- Don Soifer Policy Briefing What is 3PL? Third-Party Logistics (3PL) is the business of managing various elements of the supply chain via contract. 3PL = an efficient market for moving goods. Benefits for Shippers Drive down costs by identifying inefficiencies Manage transportation [Read More...]