An article in the New York Times about Sol Stern reveals some similarities between his disappointment with parental choice and […]
A Diverse Opinion
There is an op-ed in this morning’s Kansas City Star opposing Ward Connerly’s grassroots-based Missouri Civil Rights Initiative. Many so-called […]
Ready, Fire, Aim!
Hits and misses from around Missouri newspapers, blogs, and elsewhere today: Education Week has a story on how the increased […]
In an effort to help lower emissions and reduce the congestion associated with the Highway 40 shutdown, both downtown St. […]
Ahh, alliteration, the simple pleasure of a poetic mind. This post really doesn’t have anything to do with the Senate […]
I can’t let Nick’s post in favor of campaign finance reform pass without rebuttal. It can be easy to miss […]
Bit by Bit
The Post-Dispatch ran an article this morning about a pair of bills recently introduced in the General Assembly that would […]
I agree with Dave’s post about the lunacy of the "Textbook Transparency Act." There are obviously additional options out there […]
Saint Louis University and the Show-Me Institute are proud to inaugurate a new speaker series on February 19, featuring an […]
Texas is attempting to address its long-term transportation planning needs in a fairly radical way. "Radical" often has a negative […]
What Are They Teaching Kids (and Legislators) These Days?
It appears that some students over at the University of Missouri?Columbia still have a lot to learn. Mizzou’s student newspaper, […]
Learning Languages
Schoolhouse Talk links to a story in the Columbia Missourian about 6th-grade public school students learning Chinese. The kids learned […]
On Wednesday, Macy’s Department Stores announced that it will cut 850 jobs and close its Midwest regional headquarters in St. […]
Here We Go Again
Some people scoffed when I complained last year that encouraging schoolchildren to lobby will lead to a lot of frivolous […]
Stokes Posts Bail
More accurately, the title of this entry should read, "Stokes Posts Blog Post About Bail Bondsmen," but titles should be […]
I’m sorry to have missed this story over the weekend, but it’s definitely worth noting. Janese Heavin lifted the curtain […]
This morning, it was all supposed to be over. Two candidates were promised to rise above the masses and act […]
At the risk of beating a dead horse, for the record, I’d like to disagree with Justin’s disagreement with my […]
As I recently noted, Kansas City’s new interim superintendent is Dr. John Martin, who served as the deputy superintendent for […]
It’s Super Tuesday, so I hope that sometime before, after, or while you’re actually reading this (hooray for iPhones) you’ve […]
