Missouri Doesn’t Need an English-Language Amendment
Although official state business is not always understandable to ordinary Missourians, the reason probably has more to do with bureaucratic...
Talk the Talk
Here’s an article in the St. Joseph News-Press about the proposed English-language amendment: If the ever-increasing number of students enrolled...
The Proposed Official-Language Amendment
The Washington Missourian (by way of Combest) reports that Tom Schlafly has found a possible problem with the proposal to...
Read It to Me!
A letter in the Springfield News-Leader criticizes a recent editorial. The editorial argued against the proposed English-only amendment, stating that...
Immigrants Want to Learn English
KOMU reports on kids who are trying to learn English in Columbia, Missouri: "He spends an hour a day in...
Au Contraire
Rep. Brian Nieves has an op-ed in the Springfield News-Leader in which he defends his proposal to require using English...
Update on the Amendment We Don’t Need
This story shows why we don’t need to legislate that government affairs be conducted in English: Senator Kevin Engler of...
Rethinking Public Education, One Measure at a Time
Public education, particularly in Saint Louis, is in a state of distress. Ineffectual leadership, failed reform initiatives, and declining student...
Bernstetter on Education Reform
We’ve got a new article up by Steve Bernstetter about a promising bill by two Saint Louis-area Democrats to implement...
Language, Dress of Thought
The English-language cartel is pushing for more regulations: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The House voted Wednesday to require commercial drivers...
Lingua Franca
The Missouri House is considering a constitutional amendment that would designate English as the language for "official proceedings" in Missouri....
Better Teacher Pay Would Improve Math and Science Instruction
In many schools across the country, students hand in lab reports and math homework to teachers who have no...
