The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) performs an annual forecast of education data that includes enrollment projections of students […]
If anyone has taken Robert Frost’s words to heart and taken the road less traveled, it is Metro, the St. […]
On May 23, KMOV TV in St. Louis, a CBS affiliate, aired a report about an “independent planning firm” that […]
Recently, I came across a fascinating paper from Matthew Kraft of Brown University and Sarah Novicoff of Stanford University about […]
Missouri’s general assembly dropped the ball on a lot of policy priorities during the 2024 legislative session, but one of […]
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ryan Bourne, the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics […]
Missouri’s general assembly flirted with disaster on this year’s budget. Not only did state lawmakers barely pass the budget before […]
My colleague David Stokes recently testified that housing in Kansas City and St. Louis is pretty affordable: St. Louis was […]
With the removal of the minimum school day requirement beginning in the 2019–2020 school year and the rapid rise of […]
Entrepreneurship is the backbone of vibrant local economies, yet many cities unintentionally stifle this vital engine of growth through cumbersome […]
In case you needed it, reason 8,191 why Missouri should not allow municipalities to just do whatever they want—local control […]
On May 29, David Stokes joined Mike Ferguson in the Morning on NewsTalkSTL to discuss a Missouri appeals court decision […]
One of the staunchest opponents of limited government is often the government itself, in the form of the bureaucracy. Complicated […]
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Platte County Landmark. Everyone wants to help kids thrive, right? Who […]
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. We have all seen the television ad […]
At the end of the most recent legislative session, the Missouri legislature sent House Bill (HB) 2062 to the governor. […]
For the fourth consecutive year, open enrollment (allowing students to enroll in any public school in the state, regardless of […]
Years ago I delivered testimony on the minimum wage to the Kansas City Council. After my remarks, a councilwoman asked […]
Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the end of the 2024 Missouri Legislative Session. […]
It is hard to overstate how seriously the City of St. Louis appears to be leaning into just giving other […]
