As Maryland leaders consider raising the mandatory, or compulsory, school attendance age in that state, the Heartland Institute’s School Reform News cited research from JLF Education Policy Analyst Terry Stoops that shows “no consistent relationship between the maximum compulsory age and graduation and dropout rates.” Meanwhile, Legal and Regulatory Policy Daren Bakst has been focusing on North Carolina’s debate over municipal annexation laws. Bakst spoke at a recent hearing on the topic, and a group called the Fair Annexation Coalition is publicizing his work. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy Vice President George Leef dominated the book review section of the latest issue of the Cato Institute’s Regulation magazine. Leef reviewed books on government project disasters, American health insurance history, and eminent domain.