Missouri allows parents to teach their homeschooled children driver’s ed, unlike many other states that require homeschoolers to attend a […]
I tried looking up “Missouri” on WolframAlpha. You can find some statistics about population, and the state flag. The list […]
The American Issues Project is hosting a very interesting conference on policy and political issues in St. Louis. It takes […]
The St. Louis Public Schools are faced with a problem: how to compete with the new KIPP Inspire Academy. The […]
It’s exasperating when Missouri politicians talk about taxing casinos to “pay for education.” They imply that there’s some kind of […]
I found these letters to the editor about homeschooling in Tennessee through the Panama City Renaissance School blog. As I […]
A political science student contacted me this past week with some questions about the English-Language Amendment to the Missouri Constitution. […]
Interesting article on tax credits for movie producers in the St. Louis Business Journal. It describes how tax credits for […]
… in this Political Fix post? It’s “stimulus oversight.” The idea of a stimulus is to spend money all over […]
Another Reason to Dislike the Stimulus Plan, As If You Needed It
When you send politicians blank checks of money that they are just supposed to spend for the sake of spending […]
Chance for Students to Win Cash Prizes in News Coverage Contest Ends Soon!
The Show-Me Institute’s Policy Pulse news coverage contest is nearing an end, but there’s still time for interested students to […]
Better Late Than Never
On March 10, I had the pleasure of engaging in a conversation about education on Steve Spellman’s News at Five […]
Beware the Licenses
In the very readable Capitalism and Freedom, Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman wrote about the economic consequences of labor unions, […]
Taxes and Tickets
This Missourinet article (link via Combest) about a bill in the Missouri House, H.B. 683, tackles some valid issues within […]
Virtual Schools in Jeopardy
Edspresso links to this op-ed about the virtual school controversy in Oregon. It describes how Oregon restricts virtual school attendance […]
I came across this story by way of the Panama City Renaissance School blog. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has […]
Education, Not Regulation
Last night I had the pleasure of offering my thoughts about Clayton’s proposed ban on smoking in “public” places. I […]
This is from a story on Missourinet: Some veteran state legislators worry that term limits have hurt the process of […]
Where do you draw the line on animals in residential areas? I don’t just mean dogs and cats, but any […]
Talkin’ ‘Bout St. Louis City and County at the Arch City Chronicle
Dave Drebes has a smart piece up over at the ACC about the discussion over the city of Saint Louis […]
