The Show-Me Institute’s Chairman Crosby Kemper III appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus on February 1 to recap the events of the week including Mike […]
Incarceration rates are on the rise in Missouri, and with a larger prison population come growing costs for the state. […]
Missouri residents should be able to tell how their cities are spending their tax dollars—to make sure public officials are […]
On Friday, Kansas City’s Downtown Council hosted its annual luncheon, titled “Downtown K.C. Smart City? Or The Smartest City?” If […]
Conservatives have long argued that taxes matter. Sure, they matter, progressives have countered – if all you care about is […]
The state cuts to higher education proposed by the governor this month have generated a lot of discussion about how they might […]
This week the St. Louis Post-Dispatch penned an article about whether the cost of Missouri’s Medicaid program has “exploded.” The paper […]
It won’t be a surprise to readers of this blog that Kansas City and St. Louis are in bad financial […]
After releasing his proposed budget last week, today Governor Eric Greitens followed it up in with his long-awaited tax cut plan. […]
On January 25, Show-Me Institute Director of Education Policy Susan Pendergrass appeared on ABC30’s The Allman Report and discussed school […]
Nearly half of Missouri’s K-12 students live in rural areas. Accordingly, education reform efforts in Missouri should be aimed at […]
Only 22 percent of Missouri ACT test-takers scored “college-ready” in 2016, so it’s clear that we have a problem. That’s […]
WDAF TV in Kansas City recently reported that City Councilmember Jermaine Reed is seeking to expand the city’s ban-the-box initiative […]
Missouri has a lot of private schools—more than 600. Most of these schools, like their public school counterparts, are operating […]
This town hall discussion was held the evening of January 18, 2018. The call featured policy directors of the Show-Me […]
Does how close you live to a grocery store influence your diet? Advocates claim that it does, but research has […]
What does the state of Missouri spend your money on, and who is getting that money? You could always look […]
Missouri students are falling behind because not all schools can offer critical courses necessary for college and career readiness. But […]
I recently heard it claimed that homeschooling was an innovative approach to education. It is hard to imagine calling something […]
What’s so important about STEM education? For one thing, it’s a pathway to a high-paying job. According to the U.S. […]
