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April 18, 2021	The Post-COVID World Favors High Quality-of-Place CommunitiesBetween 23 million and 35 million households will find themselves newly unencumbered by the need to live within an easy daily commute to work.
February 28, 2021	Teacher Pay Is the Symptom of Deeper ProblemsState spending per Hoosier student is down more than 7.0 percent since 2010.
October 25, 2020	Indiana’s Hidden Fiscal DeficitSince 2009, Indiana slipped in every key measure of long-term growth.
July 19, 2020	School Re-opening Decision Is Tough, Politicizing Masks Makes It HarderIndiana has about 1.1 million kids in grades K-12, and many have little-to-no high-speed internet access.
July 12, 2020	Assault on Prosperity ContinuesThe U.S. economic loss of foreign college students would be enormous.
February 9, 2020	Back to Basics in Education, and Away from Vocational IndoctrinationThe only skill that we are certain will be needed by today’s kids in 20 years is the ability to learn and master new skills.
November 25, 2019	Time for an Education Tax IncreaseNothing predicts the income of a region better than the average education of its citizens.
July 14, 2019	Economic Research Points the Way for Different Education PolicyThis column is part of my effort to draw out two or three critical lessons from the last two or three decades and tie them to state policies.
June 23, 2019	Low Cost of Living Probably Means Low-Valued CommunityThe value of two identical homes will vary by as much as 25 percent given the quality of the local schools.
June 16, 2019	My Talk to School SuperintendentsFuture job skills are likely to demand more fundamental learning.
April 14, 2019	We Need to Send 10,000 More Hoosier Kids to College Next YearIf only 20 percent of the gains of higher education are due to actual learning or acquired skills, it may still be the best investment our state and local governments can make.
March 3, 2019	Some Unpleasant News on Education Spending PrioritiesThe State of Indiana funds K-12 education, and school boards pay teachers.
August 5, 2018	Midwest Must Save Middle Class NeighborhoodsIf your community isn’t thriving, your problems are far deeper than you suppose.
May 20, 2018	School Referenda and Local GovernmentRecent examples reinforce the simple notions of local governance.
March 25, 2018	Schools Need Bolder ActionEvery extra dollar must be spent on educating Muncie’s children and restoring confidence in the future.
February 26, 2018	School Choice Saves CommunitiesAll school choice did was let students flee underperforming schools without forcing families to move.
January 28, 2018	HB 1315 Is a Pragmatic Fix to Muncie School DilemmaThis school corporation needs a restoration of confidence before it can achieve any real stability.
August 13, 2017	A Case Study in School Performance and EnrollmentThere is stunning correlation between school performance and enrollment changes.

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