As we have written previously, one of the great evils of tax increment financing (TIF) is that it offers special […]
When I last blogged about the BASIS charter schools, I hadn’t had a chance to watch Two Million Minutes: The […]
While they waited in line this morning, I wonder if any Black Friday shoppers read George Will’s op-ed, “The Gift […]
The University of Missouri Extension runs a program called the Kindergarten Farm Food Initiative. A newsletter to parents from the […]
Abby Sunderland, a 16-year-old American, is another sailor who hopes to become the youngest to sail around the world. In […]
By way of Edspresso, I see that Pittsburgh is dealing with the same issue that St. Louis did not long […]
When online schools in Oregon used technology to compete with traditional districts, legislators responded that the virtual schools shouldn’t accept […]
The Wall Street Journal reports on a bakery that experiences a large increase in demand for pies around Thanksgiving. Although […]
One of the things I like best about production in a free economy is that consumers don’t have to think […]
Tyler Cowen is blogging about a study that found No Child Left Behind to have improved student math scores but […]
Do U.S. high school students score poorly on math and science tests because of too many commercials and not enough […]
The trial for the man charged with terrorism because of a conversation he had with a telemarketer was originally scheduled […]
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. Determining when business cycles start and end is a tricky call. […]
A small Oregon school district has found a way to gain new students. It’s converted to a charter specializing in […]
Hopefully, the editorial board of the Post-Dispatch will read the AP story they are running today, titled “Rising unemployment taxes […]
Fulton’s public kindergarten screenings are nothing compared to what New York City kids have to go through to get into […]
Kansas City’s city manager, Wayne Cauthen, is out of a job after a majority of the KC City Council surprisingly […]
Uh oh. News media and bloggers have been reporting all week about federal stimulus dollars going to fictitious congressional districts. […]
This article in the Fulton Sun details all the things the Fulton Public Schools expect entering kindergartners to be able […]
Financialstability.gov no longer says “Coming Soon.” Now it reads like any other campaign website: America is back from the brink […]
