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Articles by C. J. Szafir
These Prices Are a Steal-and in Some States, That’s Illegal
Are low prices putting your family at risk? Believe it or not, some regulators seem to think so. Twenty-six U.S. states still have a “minimum markup” law, a relic of Depression-era economics that prevents businesses from charging less. In Wisconsin, the price police have gone after Meijer, a superstore that sells everything from...
Szafir: State education plan is flawed
State Superintendent Tony Evers’ recent submission of Wisconsin’s plan to the U.S. Department of Education sets the direction of education policy in the Badger State for years to come. Unfortunately, the state plan, a requirement under the new federal law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), fails to take any serious action on low-performing schools and forgoes opportunities to improve K-12 schools in Wisconsin. It needs to be amended.
Wisconsin Educrats Have a Proposal-but It’s Dull and Conventional
When Congress enacted the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015, it was touted as the solution to the failures of No Child Left Behind. While the new law maintains some of its predecessor’s provisions—such as requirements surrounding standardized tests—it grants states more flexibility in implementing them. “When we take the handcuffs off, we’ll unleash a whole flood of innovation and ingenuity classroom by classroom,” one of the bill’s authors, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.), explained.
Critics of Wisconsin’s Public-Union Reforms Keep Firing Blanks
Five years ago this summer, Wisconsin’s budget-repair law, better known as Act 10, went into effect. The legislation, which significantly curtailed collective-bargaining rights for public employees, was a signature part of Gov. Scott Walker’s effort to close the state’s $3.6 billion budget deficit. It sparked chaos in Madison: Tens of thousands of protesters occupied the capital. Fourteen Democratic state senators fled across state lines in an effort to stop the bill from passing.
Rebecca Bradley will follow the law - not try to make it
Much has been written and said about the candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court race. The vast majority of which has been either exaggerated, blown out of proportion, or simply inaccurate. Fortunately, the people of Wisconsin, with their vote on April 5, will be the ones to have the final say about the future of our supreme court. That decision should be based on the candidates' judicial philosophies.
MPS must embrace new ideas
Who is fighting for poor children in Milwaukee to have a better education and brighter future? These kids, who, through no fault of their own, often live in broken homes and dangerous neighborhoods, grow up with the odds stacked against them. With time running out to save them, the Milwaukee Public Schools system is in a state of emergency. Four out of every 10 children at MPS attend a school that is failing, according to metrics developed by the state Department of Public Instruction.
Court's reasoning in Obamacare case should concern everyone
In a case destined to live in infamy, the United States Supreme Court in King vs. Burwell rewrote federal law in order to accomplish the political goal of preserving the Affordable Care Act. While many are pleased with the outcome, the court's reasoning should concern everyone, regardless of political ideology.
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