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Getting serious about teen violence in Washington, D.C.: Louisville, Kentucky, provides a solution
November 28, 2023
In this opinion editorial published in The Washington Times, Joshua Crawford highlights the escalating crime crisis in Washington, D.C., particularly…
Media Mention
Homicides Are on the Decline—Except Where Progressives Reign Supreme | Opinion
August 14, 2023
The Council on Criminal Justice has released their mid-year crime report for 2023. It shows two major things: Homicides appear…
Op-Ed
̹½ÊÓƵ Needs to Widen Schooling Choices in 2024
August 8, 2023
The year is only half over, but 2023 has already been a banner year for the expansion of educational opportunity…
Media Mention
Murder Is Actually Going Down—Wherever They’re Paying Cops More and Targeting Gangs
June 15, 2023
Since 2015, American cities have experienced elevated levels of homicide and shootings resulting in thousands more lives lost and families…
Policy Reform
Opinion: A path that could reduce Atlanta’s juvenile crime
June 6, 2023
In January, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens launched the “Year of the Youth” plan to combat juvenile crime rates in the…
Media Mention
Utah’s ‘One Door’ Policy Shows the Way Forward on Safety Net Reforms
May 26, 2023
By Buzz Brockway The April unemployment report shows that job opportunities remain at historic highs across the country. In fact, the report…
Policy Reform
Creating a path forward to reduce juvenile crime in Memphis | Opinion
May 3, 2023
n February, Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis addressed the city council and told the story of an 11-year-old boy who…
Op-Ed
Increase School Choice as Public Schools Can’t Meet All Kids’ Needs
February 15, 2023
As states like Utah and Iowa pass sweeping school choice legislation, it is important to understand no one is trying…
Op-Ed
̹½ÊÓƵ Students Need More Schooling Choices
January 10, 2023
The undeniable truth is that parents want more educational options for their children and the kids certainly deserve it after…
Op-Ed
We Must Rein in Violent Crime to Help Those Who Need Economic Opportunity
October 11, 2022
Businesses are moving out of cities and neighborhoods with rising crime rates. By abandoning these high-risk locations, these businesses take…
Op-Ed
Expanded School Choice Can Help Pandemic Learning Losses
August 31, 2022
Buzz Brockway, a former Republican legislator from Gwinnett, is vice president of public policy for the right-leaning think tank ̹½ÊÓƵ…
Op-Ed
̹½ÊÓƵ Politicians Reject Educational Freedom At Their Own Peril
March 24, 2022
Tuesday, March 15, was a sad day for kids in ̹½ÊÓƵ. That’s the day when the ̹½ÊÓƵ Senate voted down…
Op-Ed
̹½ÊÓƵ Politicians Reject Educational Freedom At Their Own Peril | The ̹½ÊÓƵ Virtue
March 24, 2022
Tuesday, March 15, was a sad day for kids in ̹½ÊÓƵ. That’s the day when the ̹½ÊÓƵ Senate voted down…
Op-Ed
Promise Scholarships Would Help Adoptive Families Like Mine
March 15, 2022
Originally Posted in the Gwinnett Daily Post
Op-Ed
Rural ̹½ÊÓƵ Families Need Promise Scholarships
March 13, 2022
Rural families in ̹½ÊÓƵ, like mine, don’t always have access to educational options. Promise Scholarships would fix this inequity. My…
Op-Ed
Lockdowns Were a Failure. What We Do Next Doesn’t Have To Be.
February 10, 2022
There is new proof government-imposed shutdowns prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic have done more harm than good. A better choice…
Op-Ed
We Don’t Need to Rely on Elections to Do Good in Our Communities
December 4, 2020
This election season has been the most rancorous of our lifetimes. Is anyone surprised? We’ve come to expect the unexpected…
Op-Ed
It’s Time for ̹½ÊÓƵ to Reign in Policing for Profit
October 30, 2020
Much needed conversations are happening in recent weeks across ̹½ÊÓƵ and our nation on policing reforms. One practical area of…
Op-Ed
Savannah Morning News: What real education reform looks like
April 11, 2018
Once again, it’s an election year. And as in the past, we’ll probably hear a lot of talk about the…