In 1982, the state of Missouri decided to give more money to schools, and to lower each school district’s property […]
Sixty-five percent. If you get it on a test, you’re barely scraping by. If you get it as turnout in […]
The Post-Dispatch reports that 2 million Americans will get a raise today. Why, you ask? They probably bet on the […]
This article from the St. Charles Journal is a few days old, but it’s still an interesting read. The subject: […]
Steelman fields another question of interest over at the Post-Dispatch: Brian R.: Urban decay and poverty is a problem that […]
Over at the Post-Dispatch, gubernatorial primary hopeful Sarah Steelman participated in a live Q&A session with the readers. Here is […]
This is a continuation of my prior post about the history of school finance in the United States. The adage […]
The Kansas City Star has a story on the failures of the planning process in Kansas City’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. […]
School board members negotiate how much school district employees earn. They’re the ones who determine salary raises for teachers, and […]
Somehow, I messed up my prior post, so the following portion did not get added. The disaster movie references were […]
Clayton, apparently, isn’t following my advice. According to the Post-Dispatch, the municipality is currently looking at an incentive plan for […]
Kansas City’s mayor, Mark Funkhouser, is likely to appoint a new task force to help develop the urban core, the […]
As our regular readers (hi, Frank and Mary!) know, I detest the way in which our lives and laws are […]
Resolved, that next to life and liberty, we consider education the greatest blessing bestowed upon mankind. Resolved, that the public […]
The Show-Me Institute appeared in two major newspapers this past weekend. The Kansas City Star carried an op-ed by Dr. […]
The Hannibal Courier-Post has run an editorial touting toll roads and public-private partnerships as possible solutions to the current transportation […]
After you hear it the fifth or sixth time, you start to believe it. All this time, I’ve been thinking […]
A story in the St. Louis Business Journal (the first few paragraphs of which are available for free online) reports […]
The Post-Dispatch ran an editorial today rehashing the continuing problems facing St. Louis’s public school system. The Special Administrative Board […]
