The headline of this Missourinet post really got me riled up, but the body of the report calmed me down […]
With a vote looming in two weeks, there are still a number of unresolved issues about the Springfield pension system. […]
A proposed charter school, Excelsior Prep, has been turned down by a school board in Oregon. Surprise, surprise: “We were […]
School to Farm
When teachers in the Harlem Success Academy charter schools observed that students were struggling with farming references on standardized tests, […]
A House Is a Man’s Castle, Fortress, and Barnyard
Clayton residents are debating whether the city should restrict pet chickens. This Post-Dispatch article presents the usual quotes from neighbors […]
Listen Up!
This week, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to spend two consecutive afternoons being interviewed on St. Louis’ WGNU, […]
By way of the Panama City Renaissance School blog, I’ve learned that an executive director of a teachers’ union in […]
This week’s Well-Intentioned But Ineffectual Nanny State Award goes to California, for enacting a law requiring doctors to conduct a […]
The Missouri Virtual Instruction Program (MoVIP) is offering additional courses at the high school level through the National Repository of […]
Rampant Licensing Requirements Are Tricks, Not Treats
Today, Matt Drudge linked to two articles that illustrate the negative consequences of excessive licensing requirements. The city of Ventura, […]
The St. Louis Business Journal has a story about a recent study comparing sales tax rates in the 50 states. […]
Jailhouse Barack
According to an article over at the Springfield News-Leader, the Missouri prison population has inexplicably reached an all-time high. On […]
Over the weekend, the Columbia Missourian ran an interesting article that questioned the effectiveness of Missouri’s charter schools. Using MAP […]
If You Run Out of Things to Say, Just Praise the Communist Party
The above advice was given to students in China before a national exam, according to this radio program featured on […]
Anchors Aweigh
Jessica Watson started out yesterday on an attempt to sail solo around the world. I hope she completes her voyage […]
Some locavores argue that the government should encourage local food consumption in order to create a more stable and sustainable […]
Missouri has a mountain lion response team, even though we don’t have any mountain lions.
Quest to Learn in the News
Here is a Popular Science article about Quest to Learn, the game-themed charter school I wrote about last month (article […]
Oregon’s School Districts Can’t Keep Up With Demand for Language Immersion
While most states are giving parents a wider range of educational choices, Oregon is going in the opposite direction. From […]
Pseudoephedrine and Meth: No Easy Solution
This week, Union, a town of about 8,000 people in Franklin County, became the second city in the nation to […]
