David’s post about this morning’s Charlie Brennan interview does a great job correcting the record about supposed "factual errors" in […]
We hope you enjoyed the discussion of the Show-Me Institute’s just-released eminent domain study, which ended a short time ago […]
There is an extremely interesting move afoot in Kansas City, by residents of the far-eastern part of the city, to […]
An editorial in the Columbia Daily Tribune calls for higher standards in K-12 education: UM President George Russell went around […]
The Post-Dispatch is reporting that the City of Ladue is balking at its requested contribution to the Municipal League for […]
In an op-ed last year, I speculated that the high minority drop-out rate in St. Louis was caused by a […]
Tiny little municipalities, red-light cameras, and policing for profit have found each other, just like chocolate and peanut butter finally […]
An Associated Press article printed in this morning’s Post-Dispatch details a subsidized housing project for teachers in New York City […]
The Kansas City School District is attempting to prevent (through the court system) a November 6 ballot initiative which would […]
A column by Sylvester Brown Jr. in the Post-Dispatch today contains some thoughtful discussion about education reform. Although I don’t […]
I enjoy reading the Missouri State Teachers’ Association blog, which includes fun links to English and math websites, as well […]
I’ve complained in the past about Missouri’s system of occupational licensure, which requires manicurists, martial arts judges, and lots of […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article this morning detailing a study by the Washington-based Center on Education Policy, which […]
I guess I can’t really blame school administrators for their perspective from the losing end of this summer’s school funding […]
Lest anyone thought I had forgotten about the midwives, here’s another update. OK, not exactly an update, because the only […]
The St. Louis Public Schools’ problems have been in the news a lot lately. In particular, students’ reading and math […]
An article in the New York Times describes private preschools that offer language immersion programs for kids: Ms. Kinsale says […]
Governor Blunt has launched a loan program (article via Mr. Husband-to-be) for students interested in going into large animal veterinary […]
When the Missouri General Assembly reconvenes in January, true education reform should be at the top of its agenda. Missourians, […]
One of the most important reasons for having representative government is so that if the people don’t like the way […]
