When it comes to elections, everyone wants the same thing: high voter turn-out and a well-informed electorate. Unfortunately, those two […]
Virtual schools, like the Missouri Virtual Instruction Program, give families for educational choices. I think that’s a good thing. But […]
Edspresso links to this column by Danny Westneat, about merit pay for teachers. Westneat’s concern that teachers may favor short-term […]
Kansas City is considering changing the way it operates its ambulances. Currently, they are managed by an independent entity, MAST, […]
Yesterday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran an editorial against making changes to Missouri’s judicial selection system, suitably enough known as […]
A recent article by Jo Mannies in the St. Louis Beacon (link via John O’Combest) reports: The executive board of […]
Something fun for a Monday morning … My buddy Mike Sweeney, over at STL Hops, is having a “Best Missouri […]
School districts eager to fill gaping shortages of math and science teachers might consider hiring teachers who have earned alternative […]
I just want to send a quick, bloggy thank you to the Cape Girardeau County Pachyderm Club for having me […]
Two Million Minutes has done a good job of drawing attention to educational disparities around the world. I’ve been somewhat […]
We’re all familiar with Missouri’s sales tax holiday, but did you know there’s also a fishing permit holiday? This year, […]
How angry would you be if the following scenario played out where you lived? First, you build a successful society […]
Cigarette companies recently began exhibiting a textbook example of the adverse secondary effects of tax hikes. In light of the federal tax increase […]
Dave Stokes has blogged recently about the need to cut the size of the public sector workforce. I hope he’ll […]
More and more schools are separating the sexes in hopes of improving student achievement. This New York Times article reports […]
I thought of Second Life when I read this article about state records online. A study by Sunshine Week found […]
According to this New York Times article, a number of states were competing for the honor of “first to spend […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has done a very good job covering assessment issues through the years. Its coverage of the […]
Longtime readers might know that I love to write about the bail bonding industry and, starting today, its close cousin: the […]
There is a lot of talk at present about job creation. During the Great Depression, the federal government engaged in […]
