by Byron Schlomach | Feb 1, 2018 | Research
Adjusting Higher Education Policy for the Internet Age Authors Vance H. Fried and Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper explains how technology is disrupting higher education, making it more efficient (lower cost) and effective, and makes specific policy...
by Byron Schlomach | Feb 1, 2018 | Research
A Money-Saving Education Savings Account (ESA) Proposal Authors Byron Schlomach, Vance H. Fried Abstract This paper proposes a very simple $3,000 ESA for any child who has matriculated in Oklahoma’s public schools continuously for 2 or more years. This would...
by Byron Schlomach | Jan 3, 2018 | Research
Electrologist (Hair Removal) Licensure in Oklahoma Author Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper summarizes Oklahoma’s electrology licensing law, pointing out how it is the most onerous in the nation. No public interest justification is found for licensing...
by Byron Schlomach | Dec 11, 2017 | Research
Making Oklahoma’s School Funding More Rational: Simplifying the WADM Calculation Authors Byron Schlomach, Vance H. Fried Abstract This paper suggests simplifying the calculation of weighted student counts for school funding purposes by restructuring how...
by Byron Schlomach | Oct 8, 2017 | Research
School Mandates: So What? Authors Sean Kinder, Vance H. Fried, Byron Schlomach Abstract This paper is a short introduction to the 1889 Institute’s database of public school mandates in Oklahoma. Many mandates, like the requirement that adequate lighting be...