Demographic transition

Education | ARTICLE | July 21, 2026

Declining Student Enrollment and a Growing Opportunity with Jude Schwalbach

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 22 min

Empty classroom, demographics, declining enrollment, Missouri education

Education | ARTICLE | June 9, 2026

Declining Enrollment Will Force Hard Choices in Missouri Schools

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

Downtown St. Louis, demographic decline, baby bust, St. Louis demographics, birth rate

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | April 29, 2026

A Wake-up Call for St. Louis

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 3 min

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | April 28, 2026

St. Louis Demographics and the Future of the Region with Ness Sandoval

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 38 min

Downtown Kansas City, creative class urbanism, municipal growth, Kansas City

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | December 5, 2025

New Observations Confirm Skepticism of Creative Class Urbanism

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 3 min

Map of Missouri, Missouri population, population shrinking, Missouri decline

State and Local Government | ARTICLE | January 22, 2025

Missouri is Shrinking

By Patrick Tuohey | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | December 21, 2024

This Is Not a Drill

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | December 6, 2024

Public Education in Missouri Is Shrinking

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 1 min

School bus

Education | ARTICLE | June 23, 2023

The System We Have Is Not the System We’ve Had

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

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