Iowa teacher pay reform looms in 2001 session
An editorial argues that Iowa faces a moving target in teacher compensation. It notes historic increases, current gaps with national averages, and a looming shortage as baby boomers retire. It proposes consolidations, budget trimming, and smarter staffing to fund higher salaries while stressing the need for good teachers to sustain economic growth.
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Iowa
John C. Bowman
Texas Public Policy Foundation
California
Gray Davis
Baltimore
University of Iowa
General Assembly
House
Senate
End of executions in sight says Lifton and Mitchell
In a Los Angeles Times piece Lifton and Mitchell argue public opinion and political action are shifting away from capital punishment toward life without parole. They cite Illinois moratorium, New Hampshire debates, and Gallup polls showing declining support. They warn the judiciary and legislatures may outlaw executions as DNA reveals wrongful convictions and moral burdens mount.
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Robert Jay Lifton
Greg Mitchell
America
Illinois
George Ryan
Ryan
Gallup
California
U.S. Supreme Court
France
England
Canada
Los Angeles Times
Let Timothy McVeigh go let him go quietly
Austin Sarat argues that McVeigh’s desire to end appeals should not derail the broader fight against capital punishment. He notes gains like Illinois moratoriums and state moves to end the death penalty, urging abolitionists to avoid tying their cause to one notorious killer while stressing systemic flaws in capital cases.
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Remothy Mcveigh
McVeigh
Oklahoma City
Gary Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
Gilmore
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Jerry Elsen
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Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Weno
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New Hampshire
Tyson
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Omadin
Pudemail
Timothy McVeigh
By Austin Sarat
Harry Blackmun
Austin Sarat
Amherst College
Princeton University Press
Los Angeles
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