Yesterday, I wrote about a massive dataset published by Third Way that compares the earnings of a post-secondary graduate from virtually any US institution to…
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A Third Way calculator published earlier this year evaluates the market value of an institution’s degrees. According to the site, a Washtenaw Community College credential…
In terms of higher education housing, the current discussion focuses on The Dorm at University of California Santa Barbara. Charlie Munger, a Berkshire Hathaway Vice…
For the last several days, I’ve written about the chronic inability of public sector administrators to properly manage public funds. When a financial problem occurs,…
For the last few days, I’ve looked at different municipal projects that have underperformed for one reason or another. (There’s always a reason, by the…
In 2004, the City of Independence, MO approved The Falls at Crackerneck Creek, a taxpayer funded retail development. Independence owns the facility, and rents space…
Earlier this week, MLive reported on the Grand Haven Community Center, and its reliance on the city’s general fund. Every year, the City of Grand…
Kansas City will use $4.2M from the city’s General Fund to prop up the T-Mobile Center, the city’s multipurpose arena. The funds will pay for…
Hudson Valley Community College plans to grow its Malta campus with a $12.5M expansion. But it doesn’t plan to issue bonds or seek taxpayer support…
Ottumwa, IA might possibly be best known as the hometown of Corporal Radar O’Reilly in the movie-and television franchise, M*A*S*H. Next week, Voters there and…