Education Reform Explained

A how-to primer on education reform and the successes in Florida in today's Wall Street Journal.

The first rule is that when you run for office, you need to say what you're going to do and then do what you said you would.

The second rule of reform is that if you don't measure, you don't care.

The third rule is that big reforms require long-term commitment.

Another rule -- the fourth -- is to communicate what you're doing, especially to parents.

The fifth rule is that success is never final and reform is never finished.

Read the whole article here.

Why Is This Stock Market So Strong?

From today's Wall Street Journal:

The risks for equity investors are lowest, and the returns greatest, when potential economic growth is high and inflation is low. And the only way that occurs is if fiscal policy is focused on creating an environment conducive to entrepreneurial activity, and monetary policy keeps the economy close to price stability.

Read the whole article here.