Yesterday, oral arguments were heard in a lawsuit in Jefferson City about a language change in a 2008 Missouri ballot […]
Springfield is a company town, and that company is City Utilities. Later today, the state auditor will be releasing an […]
David Nicklaus has published some quotes on his blog from Eric Dixon’s op-ed about price gouging. I’m impressed by the […]
Here’s another Internet harassment case. This time, a woman complains that she’s been harassed by a kid. A high-school boy […]
I’d like to respond to Justin’s excellent critique of integrated math. I think we are mostly in agreement about integrated […]
Most brainstorming about education reform centers on urban districts. We hear about failing inner-city schools, discipline problems, and social issues. […]
I have to respectfully disagree with my colleague’s tacit approval of "integrated math," which is not an "intuitive or interesting" […]
The Kansas City Star has an interesting article on why property taxes keep going up despite the downturn in the […]
The one-day flowering of peace and safety in St. Louis city has ended, with the city police purchasing 540 guns […]
Let me start by saying that I love the St. Louis Business-Journal and read it every week. It plays a […]
St. Louis has won an unlikely honor. Forbes ranks the area as number nine in its list of the top […]
To the bemoaners of “tax cuts for the rich,” a new Congressional Budget Office report shatters some popular perceptions on […]
It’s because of stories like this (thanks, Edspresso!) that I’m happy and optimistic. It’s about a public school in Houston […]
There’s good news in this article on teacher quality: The average SAT verbal scores of prospective teachers passing the Praxis […]
There are few things as worthless as a gun buyback program. Here is the article on this weekend’s one-day exercise […]
Janese Heavin at the Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the Columbia Board of Education has wisely decided not to channel […]
I’ve been remiss. I already post less frequently on this blog than I should, but last week I neglected to […]
There are lots of ideas out there about how to improve education. Some are wackier than others. This article in […]
The Post-Dispatch reports that AT&T has agreed to settle the lawsuit brought by cities for back taxes from cell phone […]
