December 2004
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Half the states are embroiled in lawsuits charging that school
spending is inadequate. How much money is enough -- and where will it
come from?
States all over the country are eager to privatize services in the
worst way. That's just how some of them are doing it.
Performance measurement has become a powerful tool for some government agencies. For others, it's been useless.
This fall's vaccine shortage was an early warning of more serious
trouble in the nation's public health systems.
The speakership of the Massachusetts House has long been a virtual license for one-man rule. Under Sal DiMasi, it may evolve into something a little less autocratic.
