Charles Murray can’t be pleased with the New York City Department of Education’s plan to spend a few hundred thousand […]
Today, the Suburban Journals reminds us that, earlier this month, the Missouri Housing Development Commission approved an initiative that will […]
The FCC issues three classes of licenses to amateur radio operators. The Extra class — the third, and hardest class […]
The Senate has finally passed a health care reform bill, after months of heated debate. The $871 billion plan, according […]
This article about neighborhood associations reminded me of a post I wrote earlier in the year, in which I argued […]
This week, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post both published articles that analyze recent Census data on net […]
The Washington Post recently published an article that describes how states’ unemployment compensation funds are running dry in the recession. […]
Among the elements of the health bill currently being considered by Congress is a requirement that every adult would […]
In a Reason article, “Have a Coke and a Tax: The economic case against soda taxes,” Veronique de Rugy of […]
Samuel Meisels, the president of the Erikson Institute in Chicago, was quoted in this article about kindergarten readiness tests: Meisels […]
… would state math standards improve? Lest you think that’s an odd question, let me assure you that it was […]
English is the official language of the state of Missouri. One official language is bad enough, but at least we […]
Last week, the State Tax Commission proposed a plan that would change the levels of taxation for Missouri farmland. Combest […]
My kindergarten readiness posts met with some disagreement from readers, who responded that if children can’t complete the tasks on […]
An article in the Columbia Daily Tribune explains the commotion over the Columbia Public Schools’ brand-new elementary school building. The […]
Last summer, I had the privilege of being a Koch Summer Fellow for the Show-Me Institute. It was a terrific […]
Nashville’s mayor has announced the creation of a charter school incubator to train principals. The center will start out as […]
The Missouri State School Board voted today to close the Wellston School District. Wellston students will be Normandy students after […]
I definitely recommend this piece about property taxes in today’s Springfield News-Leader that Combest linked to today. My favorite line […]
