The Super Bowl Is a Bad Bet for New Orleans
The Wall Street Journal reports that New Orleans is betting big on the Super Bowl, hoping the game will spark...
The Last Thing Missouri Needs Is More Urban Planning
A recent op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch called for substantially increasing the power of urban planners in St. Louis and...
The St. Louis Demographic Decline: One Explanation Among Many
Most St. Louisans I know are die-hard fans of the city they call home. Maybe it’s because we are blessed...
But How Will They Get to School?
A common point of resistance to school choice programs is figuring out how to make sure that each student has...
Research on School Choice Nets Prize for Economist
Somewhere, Milton Friedman is smiling. Last month the American Economic Association announced that Parag Pathak, an economist from MIT, is...
School Options and the Rise and Fall of Cities
It’s a problem that plagues many U.S. cities: How can we make sure that all families have access to a...
Jazz, Race, and Crime in Kansas City
The editorial board of The Kansas City Star recently published a column wondering why more people do not attend events...
No, Charter Schools Don’t Push Out Kids Who Are Too Hard To Teach
Last week, I offered a “Mythbusters”-style blog on the (mistaken) belief that charter schools suspend students at higher rates than...
Report: Saint Louis, Kansas City *Not* Among Most Cost-Friendly Cities for Business
Recently, the Post-Dispatch prominently published an article claiming that, “St. Louis is among the top 10 most cost-friendly cities to...
Questions for the Kansas City Public Schools Master Plan
The Kansas City Public School’s new master strategic plan has already attracted its fair share of controversy. Closing Southwest, a...
Learning from New Orleans
Yesterday I highlighted a recent report that showed just how big a part of Kansas City’s education system charter schools...
The Case for “Boutique” Efforts
For my money, one of the most promising developments in American education today is not in public schooling, private schooling,...
New Superintendent Gives Kansas City Opportunity to Rethink School Organization
For the 5th time in 16 years, the Kansas City Public Schools are in the market for a new superintendent. ...
What Is the Right Level of Regulation in Public Education?
Back in September the Show-Me Institute released my paper, “Decentralization Through Centralization,” in which I examined the development of the...
Education: A Way Out
For some students, education is a “way out,” but in places with few educational options, the way out is often...
Show-Me Now! Educational Innovation From The Top Down
In the wake of Katrina, the Recovery School District (RSD) has rebuilt public education in New Orleans, Louisiana. RSD has...
Part 2: Highlighting Options Through School Accreditation
While Missouri Senate Bill 125 could lead to better options for students in unaccredited school districts, the bill focuses too...
All Systems Go!
A while back, I met with a superintendent of a large school district in Missouri. He told me about the...
Lowering the Boom: Louisiana Looks to End Its Corporate and Personal Income Taxes
Big news breaking in the Big Easy. Last night, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal announced that he will pursue tax reform...
School Choice Continues to Succeed in New Orleans
New Orleans’ schools are improving, and they can teach districts in Missouri a valuable lesson about the importance of choice...
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