Not Just Test Scores
A column by Sylvester Brown Jr. in the Post-Dispatch today contains some thoughtful discussion about education reform. Although I don’t...
Education Tall Tales
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an article this morning detailing a study by the Washington-based Center on Education Policy, which...
How Do You Spell Relief? C-H-O-I-C-E
The Post-Dispatch has a great article this morning about the success of “Big Picture” schools in educating students who had...
The Village People Play Missouri
Whatever the question is for Missouri, more government entities are not going to be the answer. The Springfield News-Leader has...
Homeschooling in the Post-Dispatch
The Post-Dispatch reported in an article today that an estimated 6,000 children in St. Louis are being homeschooled. Homeschooling is...
More Frustration About St. Louis
Back in March, the Post-Dispatch published a letter from an annoyed outstate Missourian, complaining that St. Louis is wasting the...
“City of Dreams”
When I opened the St. Louis Post-Dispatch this morning, I was greeted by the third front page article in less...
Lead in the Legislature
The Missouri Green Party announced that it has received enough signatures to trigger an audit of the St. Louis city...
2006 Annual Report: Better Late Than Never
"How did it get so late so soon?" This query from Dr. Seuss was echoed by the equally whimsical St....
More Choice on the Horizon? Glimpsing the Future of St. Louis Public Schools
Last night I participated in a panel discussion (hosted by Metropolis St. Louis, FOCUS St. Louis, and the League of...
What, For Free? Gimme $78 Million Dollars
Can’t you just imagine seeing this scene playing out … Cordish to Centene: "Excuse me, sir? What it is, Mr....
Hannah Montana Tests New Scalping Laws: Some Parents Intimidated by Their 9-Year Olds
Both the Kansas City Star and KSDK – Channel Five in St. Louis are reporting on the difficulty of getting...
I Was Honored To Meet Wendell Cox Last Night
I had the great honor of meeting Mr. Wendell Cox yesterday evening. Mr. Cox is an international expert on issues...
Webster Groves Defeats Kirkwood In Tax-Cut Turkey Bowl!
Wow, the Kirkwood School Board has given the full-out brushoff to hometown state Senator Mike Gibbons by passing a measly...
School Choice Would Bring Greater Student Diversity
In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school assignments based on race are unconstitutional. The ruling has sparked...
Talk of the Town
Long time devotes of St. Louis’ fourth estate know that the finest journalism in St. Louis is not provided by...
Amtrak is Successful … I’m Surprised!
An article in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch discusses the increasing ridership of Amtrak between Chicago and St. Louis. Last year,...
University City Makes Wall Street Journal – Kinda Spooky, Huh?
Before I go any further with this post, if you can tell me which famous St. Louisan said the last...
Tweaking the Judicial Selection Process
Our newest policy analyst, David Stokes, spent years involved with local and county government, and other area organizations, before joining...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward
Last night, University City voted to approve a new driving range facility at Ruth Park. We wrote about this yesterday...
