James V. Shuls, Author at Show-Me Institute

James V. Shuls is a Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute and Head of the Education Liberty Branch of the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University. His work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Phi Delta Kappan, Social Science Quarterly, Education Week, The Rural Educator, Educational Policy, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He earned his Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas. He holds a bachelors degree from Missouri Southern State University and a masters degree from Missouri State University, both in elementary education. Prior to pursuing his doctorate, James taught first grade and fifth grade in southwest Missouri.

James V. Shuls

Thomas Sowell, Charter Schools, and Their Enemies

Homeschooling, Centralized Education, and Bastiat

If Believing in Explicit Phonics Instruction Makes Me Weird, So Be It

Stop the Charade: Public Schools Are Not Value Neutral

Highest and Lowest Spending Schools in the St. Louis Area

Why Are Public Pensions Often Underfunded?

Stop Debating School Choice. Give Us Options Now!

Movie Review: The Pursuit

We Could Give Teachers a Ten Percent Raise Next Year

What Is Educational Pluralism?

To Promote Character Education, Promote School Choice and Local Control

School Choice Legislation and “The Valley of Death”

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