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Stokes on Kirkwood’s Utilities
11 Nov

Stokes on Kirkwood’s Utilities

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Municipal Policy

Thank you, Dave, for responding to my telemarketing challenge. For those of you who want to read about something more […]

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I’ll Bite on Telemarketers
09 Nov

I’ll Bite on Telemarketers

Posted by David Stokes Economy

We are on the No Call list, and nonetheless somehow receive a large number of calls each evening. Lately, Discover […]

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Why Education Reform Can’t Wait
09 Nov

Why Education Reform Can’t Wait

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

There’s a sad post today on the Missouri Parents for Public Schools blog: My children are the most important things […]

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Lawyers Continue Rolling in Taxpayer Dollars
09 Nov

Lawyers Continue Rolling in Taxpayer Dollars

Posted by Dave Roland Courts, Property Rights

You can’t really give away something that doesn’t belong to you — especially if the "recipient" is its rightful owner! […]

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Too Bad This Is No Longer Current
09 Nov

Too Bad This Is No Longer Current

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Uncategorized

I’ve been searching for more good blogs and other websites about public policy outside of St. Louis, and today I […]

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Merit Pay for Teachers
09 Nov

Merit Pay for Teachers

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Merit pay for teachers is on the horizon. With gratitude to Combest for the link, here’s an article in the […]

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I Love Telemarketers
09 Nov

I Love Telemarketers

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Uncategorized

I feel really bad for telemarketers. Everybody is out to get them. Here’s an article in the Post-Dispatch about Missouri’s […]

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Forget Light Rail, This Is What Kansas City Really Needs
09 Nov

Forget Light Rail, This Is What Kansas City Really Needs

Posted by David Stokes Transportation

Actually, this post is indeed about light rail, I just liked the connection to the prior post. Damn, this is […]

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Forget Ballpark Village, This Is What St. Louis Really Needs
09 Nov

Forget Ballpark Village, This Is What St. Louis Really Needs

Posted by David Stokes Education

Today’s Post-Dispatch has a front-page article on Mayor Slay’s newly announced plan to seek a major expansion of the network […]

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A Step Forward
09 Nov

A Step Forward

Posted by Justin Hauke Education

It’s hard to miss this morning’s front-page article in the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch about Mayor Slay’s new plan to expand […]

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More Investments in Education
08 Nov

More Investments in Education

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Yesterday the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed (get a subscription, people; there’s no free lunch) about for-profit management of […]

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Save the Charters!
08 Nov

Save the Charters!

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

Dave Roland takes issue with my criticism of an effort to close "failing" charter schools in Ohio. He writes: A […]

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A Great Investment or a Tough Choice?
08 Nov

A Great Investment or a Tough Choice?

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

I learn from the Missouri NEA that next week is American Education Week. (I love how we have a week […]

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Close Those Charters, Dangit!
08 Nov

Close Those Charters, Dangit!

Posted by Dave Roland Education

I just wanted to briefly follow up Sarah’s earlier post about Ohio’s threatened closing of some of its charter schools. […]

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Tuition Tax Credits
08 Nov

Tuition Tax Credits

Posted by Justin Hauke Education

Within the next few weeks, the Show-Me Institute will be releasing a study about the economic benefits of a tuition […]

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Charters Held to a Higher Standard
08 Nov

Charters Held to a Higher Standard

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

The New York Times reports that Ohio’s attorney general is trying to close some of the state’s charter schools, and […]

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Interesting Story in Post About Outsourcing Mental Health Care
08 Nov

Interesting Story in Post About Outsourcing Mental Health Care

Posted by David Stokes Free-Market Reform, Transparency

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a very interesting story (link via Combest) on the state’s plan to send the casework […]

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Clayton Won’t Play By the Rules
07 Nov

Clayton Won’t Play By the Rules

Posted by Justin Hauke Education

Four St. Louis families with children attending Clayton schools (and who previously attended St. Louis schools) are filing a lawsuit […]

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Unintended Consequences
07 Nov

Unintended Consequences

Posted by Sarah Brodsky Education

I think Dave Stokes is right about voting, but education is one subject that we should listen to economists about. […]

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Big School Vote in Kansas City! Will It Come to St. Louis Next?
07 Nov

Big School Vote in Kansas City! Will It Come to St. Louis Next?

Posted by David Stokes Education

Voters in the section of the Kansas City school district that lies in the suburbs of Independence and Sugar Creek […]

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