Lessons From KIPP Charter Schools
The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) is a network of charter schools. It possibly is the most acclaimed and criticized...
Now It’s Time To Say Goodbye
Folks in Columbia, Mo., will not be flying to see Mickey this summer. Frontier Airlines, one of the two airlines...
Is Missouri’s Economic Development Tax Credit Scheme Working For You?
Two years ago, Bruce Stahl and I compiled tax credit data from the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED), the...
Light Rail Does Not Replace Cars
A new study about the effect of light rail on traffic was just conducted in England. According to an article...
Transforming Vacant Land
Usually, food on trains is nothing to brag about. A quick Google search showed that Amtrak actually has a chicken...
Three Ways Bad Public Policy Hurts Missouri
In this February 2013 Show-Me Forum, Policy Analysts David Stokes and Patrick Ishmael detail some of the specific bad public...
Can A School Transform A Community? (Part 2)
Last week, I wrote about KIPP Inspire Academy (KIA) and asked, can a school transform a community? This week, the St. Louis...
Contract With Veolia Would Benefit Saint Louis Water Services
Innovation comes from the private sector. You need not be a radical capitalist to agree with that simple statement. It...
Can A School Transform A Community?
One criticism I often hear when I talk about holding schools accountable and empowering parents is that schools can do...
More Handouts For McKee?
What we need is the death of state tax credits; but tonight, developer Paul McKee will fight to keep the...
Part 2: It Is Time To Close The Book On Aerotropolis
Last week, I noted that Aerotropolis is back in the legislative conversation as supporters try (again) to direct state subsidies to...
Memo To The Post-Dispatch: Taxes Kill Growth
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial this weekend that attacked the Show-Me Institute and one of its founders, Rex Sinquefield,...
Where Does The Money Go?
We all know that corruption is a threat to our government. And, the less transparent a governmental body is, the...
Part 1: It Is Time To Close The Book On Aerotropolis
Last year, Saint Louis County officials decided to revive the moribund Aerotropolis project, a part-cargo, part-real estate tax credit boondoggle...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss...
Callaway County Does Not Need An EEZ
Let the citizens of Callaway County beware: You may think that a nice little sprinkling of government subsidies — done...
Bait And Tackle
When Saint Louis hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2009, it was the center of the sports universe....
One Lucky Duck
Developer Paul McKee is winning, but is Saint Louis? McKee’s NorthSide Regeneration received $10.5 million in state tax credits at...
Charter Performance IV: Looking Ahead
My last three posts noted that charter schools have shown fairly steady improvement over the past three years. Moreover, with...
Charter Performance III: Without Imagine
Communication Arts This past year, the failure of the Imagine Academy network of charter schools was widely publicized. As a...
