San Antonio – On Tuesday, June 9, 1998 Walter K. Olson, author of The Excuse Factory: How Employment Law is Paralyzing the American Workplace, will provide his expertise at a half-day conference, and as the dinner keynote speaker, designed to address the recent changes in employment law that have expanded litigation over the right to...
Press Release June 5, 1998San Antonio – Over six months after the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) found $240 million of ten year cost savings to VIA Metropolitan Transit, the agency has called a special board meeting for Tuesday, June 2, 1998 at 5:00 p.m. at 800 W. Myrtle to discuss the TPPF findings. The agenda states that...
Press Release June 1, 1998San Antonio – The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will release a free Parents’ Handbook For Successful Schools to parents in Texas school districts. On the heels of the recent announcement of CEO Foundation that it will provide $50 million in scholarships to students in the Edgewood Independent School District in San Antonio, TPPF...
Press Release April 22, 1998San Antonio – The Texas Public Policy Foundation has released an analysis conducted by math experts showing that many Texas school districts have adopted algebra textbooks with strong academic content, but several districts adopted some of the worst algebra textbooks available. This type of information about curricula is a critical component of local control and...
Press Release March 26, 1998