After last night’s Academy Awards, it feels appropriate to reiterate a story closely related to the eventual Best Picture Winner […]
Over at Cato-at-Liberty, Andrew J. Coulson tells it like it is: Trying to “fix” the education being provided by a […]
Margaret Spellings spoke about alternative teacher certification in Jefferson City yesterday: She pointed to federal programs such as Teach for […]
Here’s a video clip about a plan to prevent new charter schools from opening in St. Louis. The proposal would […]
“Public, four-year colleges (possibly because of the restraints of taxpayer financing or larger student bodies) have not made the same […]
Maybe it’s because a wintry mix has shut down every major St. Louis roadway, or maybe it’s because I’m still […]
Every major city that has any problem with homelessness (which, I think, is all of them) realizes that steps must […]
I think my last post failed to convey the drama and danger inherent in a Segway ride through Forest Park. […]
Look at these people wreaking havoc in Forest Park with their Segways: The aldermen would probably be concerned, but I […]
Maybe I’m a little late in getting this out, but last week the Miller-Coors merger talks focused on a neutral […]
Sunday’s Post-Dispatch featured an article reporting that Metro, with the aid of its newly contracted security firm The Wackenhut Corp., […]
Class Notes links to a post by Kevin Horner about the math wars in Columbia Public Schools. He includes a […]
The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Saint Charles County Council is considering giving itself a pay raise. Now, those […]
In one of the more bizarre (and ridiculous) examples of local government unnecessarily exerting its will over citizens, a St. […]
St. Louis is considering legislation requiring a $300 permit to operate a Segway on sidewalks in Forest Park. … So, […]
A Minneapolis condominium community has voted to self-impose a smoking ban throughout its building. I’m fine with businesses and residences […]
Here’s a proposed ordinance that could compete with Dave’s nomination for Stupidest Idea of 2008. The city of St. Louis […]
Here’s a chart of Missouri’s teacher shortage areas from 1997 to the present. The list keeps getting longer, and there’s […]
Yesterday, committees in both the House and Senate of Missouri’s General Assembly heard testimony on several bills designed to help […]
