A Rental Crisis?
The Bipartisan Policy Center released an “infographic” arguing that there is an imminent shortage of rental housing. “Five to six million new renter households will form over the next ten years,” says the “graphic” (quotations used because it really isn’t that graphic), but a “slowdown in new construction . . . means rental market conditions […]
PBS Features Rocketship Education Charter Expansion, Continuing Innovation
“Nobody has figured out how to mass produce high-quality, cost-effective schools,” PBS correspondent John Merrow explained on a televised feature last week about the successful Rocketship Education public charter school network. Thanks to Joanne Jacobs for bringing to my attention the interesting 9-minute video about how to replicate an innovative and successful education model:
The piece […]
Amy Oliver Show: Colorado School Grades Keeps Tabs on School Performance
Scott Laband of Colorado Succeeds explains how the Colorado School Grades website provides users a clear picture of school performance. With the site’s recent update based on new testing data, parents can see how their child’s current school is doing or look for new options during upcoming open enrollment periods in many Colorado school districts.
Not a Crisis After All
The “obesity crisis” became a hot topic just over a decade ago when the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published data showing that American weights were increasing. All sort of interest groups jumped on this crisis, including urban planners who blamed obesity on urban sprawl and driving. If obesity has a cause, it is more […]
Fiscal cliff deal: “rotten,” “hideous,” “dismal”
Some perspectives from Reason and the Cato Institute on the bipartisan deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” Continue reading
While School Choice Moves Forward, Don’t Expect Smooth Sailing in 2013
Well, a new year has come, and you favorite edublogging prodigy is back from a well-deserved break playing with Legos and wishing for more snow. Before things start to heat up again, it’s time for a little more perspective. Jay Greene guest blogger Matt Ladner sent Happy New Year’s greetings by directing our attention to […]
A Correction They Didn’t Print: The Denver Post and Judge Bork
A Denver Post article on the passing of Judge Robert Bork (Dec. 20) says, “He advocated a view of judging known as ‘strict constructionism’ or ‘originalism.’”Actually, the writer was confused. Those two terms have very different meanings. An originalist believes the Constitution, like other legal documents, should be construed as understood by the people who […]
Fiscal Cliff: To Revive the Economy, Cut Federal Spending
The best [new years] gift the president and Congress could give the country is to spend the final weeks of 2012 working on an honest plan to cut spending here and now. Continue reading
Transportation Manifesto 2013
The New Year seems an appropriate time to state, or restate, the main goals of this blog. Today the Antiplanner will focus on transportation. Future manifestos will focus on land-use regulation and public land management. Any suggestions for improving these principles and corollaries are welcome. 1. The Transportation Agency Principle: The sole goal of government […]
