Just the Fax, Ma’am: Dubious “Rankings” Press Release Emphasizes Importance of Transparency (part 1)
Last month, Governor Mike Parson’s office posted the following infographic on its website to minor fanfare: Unsurprisingly, this document found […]
Property assessment increases are driving people crazy throughout Missouri. People love it when their homes increase in value, except when […]
If you spend any time reading and listening to debates about education in Missouri, you encounter a lot of arguments […]
First the Fed pause, now the unpause: what do recent data and events mean for the U.S. economy? Just last […]
Open enrollment—a policy that allows students to transfer to any school of their choice in the state—has been gaining momentum […]
In the past year, much has been made about Missouri’s teacher salaries. According to the National Education Association, Missouri ranks […]
My colleague David Stokes has been in the news in recent weeks as one of a handful of vocal (and […]
Patrick Ishmael, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss freezing property taxes for seniors, what the research says about […]
Missouri’s outdated information technology (IT) systems appear to be in the center of another controversy. Typically, Missouri’s antiquated IT systems […]
Over the years, I’ve talked a lot about the importance of transparency because transparency can often be an effective tool […]
It is quite common for school districts to post advertisements to recruit new teachers. You may have noticed an interesting […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with AEI’s Rick Hess about his new book “The Great School Rethink”. Learn more about the book: […]
The future of Missouri’s workforce may not be very bright. A recent CNBC analysis of the Top State for Business […]
As Americans across the United States were celebrating the country’s independence two weeks ago, it appears the Kansas City Streetcar […]
Kansas City and Jackson County have been feuding over the county’s hiked property taxes, and now it looks like there […]
Don’t think for a moment that Midwesterners don’t need or want to choose their children’s school. As I’ve previously discussed […]
License plate reading systems are expanding rapidly in Missouri, as I have been depressed to learn over the past week. […]
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss more than $500 million in line-item vetoes by […]
Recently, I presented a paper at a conference in Madrid, Spain. The conference brought together education scholars from across Europe, […]
Despite the potential to provide more affordable housing, accessory dwelling units (ADU) are currently illegal to build in much of […]
