No Child Left Behind
It’s hard to determine what combination of goals, evaluations, and consequences will get public school districts to improve. But No...
Is the St. Louis Public School District Ready?
In today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, an article discusses preparations for opening the city’s schools soon, and the new unity that...
I’m Running as Fast as I Can
The other day, I noticed an article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about rankings of the world’s 30 "fast cities"...
Dillards, Crestwood, and Taxes, Oh My!
As if on cue from my recent posts about St. Ann and Northwest Plaza, Dillard’s has announced it is closing...
Transportation Development Districts Good, Could Be Better, Says Auditor
Transportation Development Districts are in the Post-Dispatch again, with another, longer, report on the recent audit of TDDs, by the...
Trying to Leave Riverview Gardens
An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch describes what parents in Riverview Gardens are up against: Under Missouri law, students...
Children Being Left Behind
In today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, an article discusses the difficulties of the McCoys, a family that wants to transfer its...
Quick Updates All Around …
The last few days of the Post-Dispatch have brought a number of updates to things I have been writing about,...
You Can Tax My Cell Phone When You Pry It From My Cold, Dead Landline …
Actually, I really don’t mind the idea of a tax to improve 911 service throughout Missouri, but I do mind...
Familiar Story of Financial Woes for St. Ann
Northwest Plaza is struggling, and it is taking St. Ann down with it. The Post-Dispatch has an all-too-familiar story of...
Parents Need More Choices Than Charters Alone
St. Louis Post-Dispatch readers are debating parental choice in education in a series of interesting letters to the editor. Here’s...
The Inherent Fallacy of Central Planning, Local-Style
The Post-Dispatch has published two major stories in the past few days regarding planned developments by local communities and developers....
The Judicial Commission: Argle-Bargle or Foofaraw?
Bill McClellan has been tremendous with his last two columns in the Post-Dispatch about the Missouri Supreme Court opening and...
Virtual School, Summer Session
An article in the Post-Dispatch describes the enthusiasm with which high school students across the country are responding to online...
Missouri is Making Motorists’ Lives Easier
In today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, an article discusses the re-introduction of emissions tests at private repair shops starting Sept. 4....
Metro Pushes for Sales Tax Increase
Good article today in the Post-Dispatch, via Combest, of course, about a proposal by Metro and St. Louis County to...
Transportation Development Districts and Their Problems
In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, an article discusses a state audit that shows Transportation Development Districts (TDDs) are taking money...
The Evidence is in for Property Tax Reform
An op-ed for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch points out the flaws that Sen. Michael Gibbons needs to address in his...
City Students + Parochial Schools = Great Education
In the St. Louis Post-Dispatch today, an article discusses efforts by the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation to fund 100...
Welcome to Missouri, Illinois Smokers!
According to an article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Illinois may be looking to increase its cigarette tax to pay...
