Blended Learning: Rocky Mountain Prep (Case Study 2)
In southeast Denver, Colorado, one young public charter school is using blended learning to serve at-risk elementary school children – and it is generating some impressive results. Rocky Mountain Prep […]
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Exit RGGI: The Potential Economic Impact of a Maine Withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Executive Summary The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a carbon dioxide cap and trade agreement between nine states in the Northeastern United States. RGGI Inc. is the entity responsible […]
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The Free ME Initiative
Free ME is a bold initiative that will free Maine. It is a realistic strategy for spurring economic development statewide. Maine has the opportunity to become America’s premier destination for economic […]
Read More →New Hampshire Envy
In today’s article in the Portland Press Herald–“New Hampshire Envy” Takes a Seat in Augusta–there are a number of erroneous comments (in the comment section) in regards to New Hampshire’s […]
Read More →Maine’s Private Sector . . . 2010
Last week the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released their preliminary 2010 personal income data (pdf) (which includes revisions to previous years). The chart below shows the […]
Read More →Maine’s Private Sector . . . 3rd Quarter, 2010
Today the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis released new personal income data for the third quarter of 2010. As shown in Chart 1, Maine’s private sector share […]
Read More →New Hampshire versus Rhode Island
There is a lot of chatter on the internet about Amity’s article revolving around how comparing Maine and New Hampshire is bogus. Well, after considering these arguments, I wonder how […]
Read More →Maine versus New Hampshire IX
Today, author and columnist Amity Shlaes ran an article in Bloomberg citing my research on the Maine’s private sector in comparison with New Hampshire’s private sector. For those who missed […]
Read More →Portland government playing monopoly – tells young entrepreneur “do not pass go”
Not since the Supreme Court ruled disabled golfer Casey Martin could ride one during PGA tournaments has a golf cart created this much controversy. It all started back in the […]
Read More →Maine’s Tax Burden in FY 2008
Last week the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau released their State and Local Government Finance data for FY 2008. I’m still in the process of digesting it, but I […]
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