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Scores down, absences up for Chicago low-income, minority students
Chicago Public Schools’ low-income and minority students recorded lower proficiency rates than the state average. They are also missing more school. Most students in Chicago struggled to meet grade-level standards in reading and math…
Unlocking Opportunity – How Pelican Institute Brought…
The Vision – From Dependence to DignityIn 2021, the Pelican Institute for Public Policy launched the…
Municipal Mismanagement or Malfeasance in Tucson?
When cities mishandle public projects, Arizonans are the ones left holding the bill. Tucson’s…
Xcel to push batteries through PUC, doubletime
As American Experiment’s Bill Glahn reported last week, Xcel Energy is proposing to double its…
Edge Cities Rise
We were told that the future lay in density, urban environments served by mass transit and with…
UK Uni. of St Andrews’ Sir Hew Strachan on the First World War
The Learning Curve Sir Hew Strachan Albert Cheng: Well, hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Learning Curve podcast. I’m one of your co-hosts this week, Albert Cheng, and co-hosting with me this week is Alisha Searcy. Alisha, what’s…
A decade of lost learning could cost $90 trillion
As test score results continue to be quiet reminders of the millions of students who fell behind or…
Over 2-in-5 Chicago teachers chronically absent
Last year, 43% of Chicago Public Schools teachers missed 10 or more school days. Statewide,…
More insights from Hennepin County whistleblowers
After I published my EXCLUSIVE report on Hennepin County’s Mental Health Center, which stands…
Pritzker boosts lawsuit rights for outsiders, limits…
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker made it harder for Illinoisans to sue the state but just made it…
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