Open Enrollment in St. Louis Schools: 55 Years in the Making
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When the Spainhower Commission issued its final report in 1968,...
How Can We Serve All Students Well?
Public schools serve all students. This idea leads to one of the most common criticisms of school choice programs—that these...
Kansas City’s Pre-K Bait and Switch
On the April ballot, Kansas Citians are being asked to vote on a three-eighth cent sales tax to fund a...
Hairbraiding Bill Advances in the House
Over the last year we’ve talked a lot about the fight to liberalize licensing requirements for a host of professions,...
The NAACP’s Misguided Opposition to Charter Schools
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) passed a resolution on October 15 calling for a nationwide...
Come Together, Right Now, on Charter Schools
When the editorial boards of the Washington Post and the Gray Lady, as well as opinion pieces in National Review,...
Did the Missouri Senate Sacrifice the Rights of Minorities for Union Executives?
The legislature failed to override the Governor’s veto of paycheck protection. The bill will not become law. The override came...
Are Charter Schools Improving Integration in Saint Louis?
Saint Louis Public School district (SLPS) made news this week when it announced that it was suing the Missouri Board...
Reaping the Whirlwind in Columbia
The Book of Hosea cautions us, “They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind.” Student protests on The University...
