Education spending is a thorny topic in my household. That’s especially true at this time of year, which is when our local real estate taxes are due. Our town does assessments in the spring at about the same time that we vote on annual school budgets. During the summer the… Read more“Map Monday, Total Education Spending by US State”
Map Monday, How are Public School Calendars Set?
What drives the calendar for public schools? Growing up in the northern Virginia suburbs, we started the day after Labor Day and ended during the first week of June. Thirty years later in upstate NY, my children started around the same time but didn’t finish until nearly the end of… Read more“Map Monday, How are Public School Calendars Set?”
Map Monday, What’s the Most Popular BBQ in each US State?
Videos of non-American World Cup soccer fans praising American BBQ, led me to ask what’s the most popular BBQ in the US? Please note that this is about the most ‘popular’ and not the best. Americans may enjoy arguing about politics, sports, and religion, but ‘best’ food debates quickly can… Read more“Map Monday, What’s the Most Popular BBQ in each US State?”