a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Raw data: Public school spending in the US

1 year 3 months ago
The top chart shows total public K-12 spending as a percent of GDP. The bottom chart is the same for per-pupil spending. For this one I used the share per billion dollars of GDP to avoid a big mess of decimal places.
Kevin Drum

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

1 year 3 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is an anonymous comment about Elon Musk’s hypocrisy on the subject of boycotts: Advertisers fleeing Twitter aren’t even boycotting it. They’re just each making their own decisions for themselves. A boycott is a group action in the group’s longer-term interest, even if it is against […]
Leigh Beadon

Saint Louis Zoo welcomes newborn Asian elephant calf

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS – The Saint Louis Zoo has announced the birth of a male Asian elephant calf that was born on Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, at 4:32 a.m. The calf was named Jet by their Elephant Care team. The Zoo’s 17-year-old Asian elephant, Jade, gave birth to the baby boy. The team chose the name [...]
Jaime Travers

St. Louis Blues fire Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery as coach

1 year 3 months ago
Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins. The Blues fired Bannister on Sunday and hired Montgomery as his replacement, a [...]
STEPHEN WHYNO, Associated Press