The Latest on Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts and HB 349

Susan Pendergrass on Apr 15, 2021

Education

Let’s Look at Some Numbers

The Missouri Legislature is hard at work on the budget for the next fiscal year. One of the biggest components of the budget is K-12 public education. I think it’s […]

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The New York Times Talks Property Assessments in St. Louis County

The New York Times had an excellent article on property taxation issues a week ago. The article had a nationwide focus, but it included St. Louis County among its data […]

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Why is Missouri Suing the President Over the Environment?

Missouri—along with eleven other states—is suing the president over his administration’s handling of an environmental policy instrument billed as “the most important number you’ve never heard of.” The lawsuit challenges […]

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We Have the Money. Let’s Expand Education Options for All Students

In the latest round of federal stimulus, Missouri will receive about $2 billion in funding for public education. Of this, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) keeps […]

St. Louis Voters Support School Choice

The Missouri Association for Public Charter Schools has released a new poll measuring the opinions of voters in St. Louis. The online survey, conducted by Change Research, surveyed 614 St. […]

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If This Is a War, Who Needs Peace?

Apparently, Missouri is continuing its “war on public education.” According to a recent op-ed by a columnist at the Northwest Missourian, a House Bill (HB 543) that would give more […]

More on the Earnings Tax

We have written several times about the earnings tax in recent weeks and its detrimental economic effects. On Tuesday, voters in both the City of St. Louis and Kansas City […]

How Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) Work

Download Infographic Here How ESAs would be funded ESAs are not paid for through the state budget – Under the proposed ESA legislation, individuals and businesses would make a donation […]

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Are Unemployment Benefits Making It Harder to Find Workers?

If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen “We’re Hiring” and “Help Wanted” signs all over the place in recent months. In fact, the level of job openings is now nearing […]

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An Inconvenient Truth

The Missouri Legislature is considering allowing parents in larger communities (more than 30,000 residents) to access a portion of their state education funding for use outside the public school system. […]

SMI Podcast – Better Charity with James Whitford

In 2012, James Whitford founded the True Charity Initiative to advance nationally the cause of privately-funded effective charity at the most local level. His work has appeared in Heritage Foundation’s […]

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