Tuesday's Assorted Links
Inflation tracker, West Virginia University, feral cats, state funding, and the homework apocalypse
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Hi y’all! Here are five stories from this week that contained some neat applications of economic principles or are related to teaching:
This inflation tracker will let you see what costs less and what remains stubbornly expensive [The Wall Street Journal]
West Virginia University is facing a severe budget crisis, and its puppetry major may not survive [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
Looking to hire a cat? This organization can help [Marketplace]
Do blue-state taxes really subsidize red-state benefits? [The Washington Post]
Fall is going to be very different this year, but are educators ready for the homework apocalypse? [One Useful Thing]
A new provision buried in a 2,700-page funding bill provides the Department of Transportation with funding to pilot a national test of a new tax. Instead of funding road repair with a fuel tax, could a tax on the number of miles a vehicle is driven be a better solution?
Catch up on yesterday’s post: