Time for this year’s ‘most popular Halloween candy’ map. To get this map out before Halloween, it’s based on google candy searches per capita in each state over the last month. Searches don’t necessarily reflect actual purchases or consumption. Advertising may have an impact or people may search candy they… Read more“Map Monday, 2026 Favorite Halloween Candy by US State”
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Map Monday, Total Education Spending by US State
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?”