The state of Missouri is going to get so much money, it doesn’t know what to do with it all. […]
Edspresso links to two op-eds about parental choice in education published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The piece in favor […]
Boys’ Class, Girls’ Class
Thanks to The Grade for pointing out this Today show feature about single-sex public education. The first few minutes show […]
Let the Race Begin
An article by the Heartland Institute focuses on the adverse affects of the stimulus bill’s weighty legal lingo. The author […]
An article in the Missourian highlights the negative affects of Sen. Kurt Schaefer’s prison sentence bill. The posititives: Sentences given out […]
Policy Pulse Powers Forward
Our first major, original piece created specifically for Policy Pulse is now up over at that site. It’s a newspaper-style […]
Right now on KMOX, Mark Reardon is commenting — to put it mildly — about the vote today in the […]
Spreading fear and anxiety is what charter schools do best — at least among traditional public school teachers and administrators. […]
Don’t lie and tell me you didn’t know that last night, Jason — this season’s bachelor on the ABC show […]
A Rock in Times of Trouble (As Long As It Has Enough Cash)
If you’re looking for entertainment, check out this op-ed in the Columbia Daily Tribune about the virtues of big government, […]
Rewards for Learning
Here’s a more interesting New York Times education article, this one about rewards for student achievement. I have some comments: […]
Charters Cause Chaos
Charter school opponents predict chaos if public schools are run by independent organizations. Then, when the charters gain market share, […]
Some parents in the Francis Howell School District recently filed complaints about the use of padded seclusion rooms in schools. […]
Getting Ready to Teach
Edudiva is back, blogging about teacher preparation. She describes a conversation that occurred while helping a friend apply for a […]
As a follow-up to Sarah’s post from a few weeks ago about the octomom, a Post-Dispatch columnist has a nice […]
We haven’t written much about the stimulus plan on the blog. It is more of a national issue, and it […]
Tea Party Protest at the Arch
I just quickly want to do my part to spread the word about tomorrow’s protest of the nationalization of our […]
Dentists Go for the Jugular
Apparently, some dentists are upset that, god forbid, people are making money on something that involves teeth but does not […]
Never Pass Up an Opportunity to Decrease Freedom When You Can Increase Safety
Red-light cameras, ahoy! Just another step toward a day when we have to put on our safety helmets to get […]
Fly the Private Skies
This news from the KC Star is pretty awesome. Officials in Kansas City are talking about privatizing the airport, just […]
