Hy-Vee Wants to Give the Heave-Ho to a CID
The grocery chain Hy-Vee is suing the city of Lee’s Summit over the creation of a Community Improvement District (CID)....
How Much Does My School District Spend?
As a resident of the Wentzville School District, I recently received a copy of the district’s 2023–24 annual report. The...
When Do Summer Breaks Start for School Districts Across Missouri?
Many families may be beginning to wonder if their children’s school gets out earlier or later than everyone else’s. With...
No, School Choice Does Not Defund Public Schools
A version of this commentary appeared in the Kansas City Star. School choice legislation is under consideration in the Missouri...
It Might Take Stan Kroenke to Reform Missouri’s Special Taxing Districts
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a great piece by Jacob Barker on an effort by the city of Wentzville to...
Is General Motors Going to Get a Tax Cut Instead of Missouri Taxpayers?
We’re in the twilight of the legislative session here in Missouri, and as tends to happen, it looks like there’s...
On Superintendents and Their Districts
Does it really matter who’s running a school district? Put another way, is paying top dollar for a superintendent a...
Saint Louis teachers want a raise, and they have a point
On Friday, the Post-Dispatch covered a recent Saint Louis school board meeting where over 100 teachers vociferously argued for a...
Election of Convicted Felon to Wentzville School Board Should Sound Alarm
On Wednesday, voters in the Wentzville School District (of which I am one) found out they may have unknowingly elected...
Toll Possibilities for I-70 Rebuild
Recently, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) issued a report on the possibilities of using tolls to pay for the...
Are Outdated Projections Driving I-70 Rebuild Plans?
With the defeat of Amendment 7, the transportation sales tax, the issue of how to fund Missouri’s statewide road system remains...
Missouri Privatization Documents
The Show-Me Institute has released a comprehensive project about privatization efforts in Missouri. This project documents the wide variety of...
Why Support A Broken Pension System?
A couple months ago, I wrote a piece that detailed a specific problem with the Public School Retirement System of...
Adams Had A Lot Of Reasons To Accept Rockwood Interim Superintendent Position
When Terry Adams decided to retire from being the Wentzville School District superintendent last April, he had some good reasons....
Manufacturing Mania (That We All Pay For)
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced yesterday that more than 1,600 jobs will be created at a new manufacturing plant in...
A Wise Math Decision in Wentzville
The Wentzville School District is adopting Singapore Math, the (English-based) math curriculum behind Singapore’s spectacular performance on international math exams....
Fingers Crossed
The Suburban Journals have an interesting story today about Wentzville’s contemplation of a proposal that would reduce the regulatory burden...
Safety Obsessiveness in Sprawlville
I get some of my best feedback when I write and post about our society’s obsession with safety. So today’s...
Should St. Charles Councilmembers Get a Pay Raise?
The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Saint Charles County Council is considering giving itself a pay raise. Now, those...
A Change of Schedule
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch article reports on a tactic Wentzville students used to protest their high school’s switch from block...
