Podcast: The COVID Economy, Masks in Schools and a CRT Hearing in Jeff City

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Aaron Hedlund, Susan Pendergrass and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the state of the economic recovery, the possibility of mask mandates for the upcoming school year and the recent CRT listening session in Jefferson City.

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Aaron Hedlund

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Aaron Hedlund is an associate professor with tenure in the Mitch Daniels School of Business at Purdue University, as well as a research fellow at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. From 2020 to 2021, Hedlund was the Chief Domestic Economist and Senior Adviser at the White House Council of...
Susan Pendergrass

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Before joining the Show-Me Institute, Susan Pendergrass was Vice President of Research and Evaluation for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, where she oversaw data collection and analysis and carried out a rigorous research program. Susan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in...

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Patrick Ishmael is the director of government accountability at the Show-Me Institute. He is a native of Kansas City and graduate of Saint Louis University, where he earned honors degrees in finance and political science and a law degree with a business concentration. His writing has been featured...
Zach Lawhorn

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Zach Lawhorn joined Show-Me Opportunity in 2018. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Missouri. Prior to joining SMO he worked in marketing and strategic communications for the University of Missouri School of Health Professions and was a senior media producer at Mizzou Video...

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