People respond to prices, incentives, and mandates. We all know that, although many people wish it were not so. Today’s […]
According to the National Association of Childcare Resource and Referral Agencies, full-time, year-round child care for young children now costs […]
I’m an impatient guy. I hate waiting around for small problems to get solved so I can move on with […]
Regulations come in three categories. First, you have common-sense regulations to protect public health and safety — the kind everyone […]
Nicely correlating with our presentation of an upcoming appearance by Steven Levitt, of Freakonomics fame, is an interesting post on […]
We have a new winner in the easiest-to-write blog post title contest. I deserve no praise, and am certainly no […]
By way of Edspresso, I found an article about Chicago’s Noble charter schools: Olsen and his staff have actually convinced […]
Tuesday, Sept. 23, is slowly yet surely approaching, and the closer it gets, the more excited I become to hear […]
New Census Bureau statistics show that, from 2005 to 2007, the number of Missouri children without health insurance increased by […]
This post is going to be strictly about our blog itself, sort of like an adult movie plot that revolves […]
For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been following “Schoolhouse Rock,” an education blog at Slate.com. Paul Tough, the blog’s […]
Err… Tertium Quids, that is, a policy group based in Virginia. Today, at the State Policy Network‘s annual meeting in […]
On Wednesday, an appellate court heard arguments about the proposed $165 million ethanol plant for Webster County. The Springfield News-Leader […]
I apologize, Missourians. There will be road delays in the near future, and I’m not talking about traffic. According to […]
On the same morning that the St. Louis Police Board announced that crime rates were up in St. Louis for […]
It’s striking how many education reforms are gaining ground in the other cities while being completely ignored in Missouri. One […]
An article in the Kansas City Star reports on the recurring official language proposal that we can’t seem to get […]
An article from today’s Kansas City Star details the close call faced by the group Missourians for Cleaner and Cheaper […]
The Show-Me Institute today released its 2007 annual report, providing a thorough summary of the institute’s many policy victories and […]
Now, here is an issue I am uniquely qualified to write about. It involves my primary area of study (local […]
