Amidst St. Louis’ celebration of the Cardinals’ World Series victory last year, an independent report compiled by CQ Press ranked […]
Charter schools are news at Edspresso, too. The top link this weekend is to a study on charter schools and […]
There is a letter to the editor from the Dean of the School of Education at Maryville University in this […]
A letter to the Post-Dispatch lists some factors that contribute to quality schools, then adds: When these factors come together, […]
As regular readers know (my old joke would have been to insert "both of you" there, but I am pretty […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports on city parents’ fight to enroll their children in the Clayton School District: St. Louis […]
I’m Shocked – Shocked! – to Find That Fantasy Football Is Going On in St. Louis County Government!
KSDK – Channel 5 (link via Combest) broadcast a story a few nights ago on Internet usage by government employees. […]
Nothing like a strong lead to really reach out and suck you into reading the post, huh? Today’s St. Louis […]
In reading through the transcript of yesterday’s eminent domain discussion with Tim, I was glad to see he points out […]
English Stays Strong
I’m always amused by fears that English is about to die out. I don’t see any need for an English-language […]
As I pointed out yesterday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today at noon hosted an online discussion about eminent domain, featuring […]
I Call Shotgun!
I spotted Kevin Horrigan‘s fantastic article on Amtrak subsidies last week when it was published in the Post-Dispatch, but somehow […]
Later today, MoDOT is going to announce the team to rebuild/replace the historic Paseo Bridge in Kansas City. MoDOT will […]
I didn’t find out until after my last post about eminent domain abuse, but it turns out that Tim Lee, […]
The Show Me Progress blog had an excellent post yesterday about Arnold dentist Homer Tourkakis and his ongoing fight to […]
The Post-Dispatch regards charter schools cautiously: It would be a tragedy if, in offering opportunity to thousands of kids, a […]
I hope some of you were able to catch the dueling commentaries in the Post-Dispatch over the weekend debating Kirkwood’s […]
"KIPP" stands for "Knowledge Is Power Program." Read all about it here in the Post-Dispatch. The article mentions KIPP’s great […]
Taxes From the Kelley Blue Book
I was in a particularly bitter mood this morning after mailing off my personal property tax bill for my car. […]
It’s been a slow news weekend for Missouri, so I’ve decided to write about Somalia. That’s right; our public schools […]
