It’s time to put to bed a nasty myth about school choice (exemplified in this letter from American Federation of […]
A recent Washington Post article making the rounds on social media claims that there are widespread teacher shortages across the […]
Students at the Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City put up some incredible test scores this past year: […]
On Wednesday President Donald Trump visited Springfield, Mo., and delivered a speech on tax policy that, by most accounts, was […]
Evidence from Across the Country: Economic Development Subsidies Don’t Work
The Los Angeles Times’ Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Michael Hiltzik published a piece that observes exactly what we at The […]
Few would have guessed that Illinois would see private school choice before Missouri, but it might happen—and soon. Illinois may […]
Polling indicates that building a new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport is unpopular, yet we seem inundated with […]
It’s August 28th, and for policy nerds — and especially taxpayers — this is an important day. Today is the […]
Airport Proposals Fly while the Public Feels Grounded
Both Kansas City and Saint Louis are considering major changes to each of their biggest public assets: their airports. While […]
It’s a Good Idea for Mizzou to Cover Tuition for Low-Income Students, but the Reason May Surprise You
Earlier this week, the University of Missouri announced that it has created the Missouri Land Grant and Land Grant Honors […]
On August 24, Show-Me Institute CEO Brenda Talent appeared on Saint Louis Public Television’s Donnybrook to discuss the use of incentives […]
Is Missouri’s teacher pension system unfair? That’s the question Show-Me Institute’s Distinguished Fellow of Education Policy, James Shuls, asks in […]
Earlier this year, the Saint Louis Board of Aldermen narrowly approved the issuance of roughly $65 million in bonds to […]
On Monday, much of Missouri experienced a complete solar eclipse, the last of its kind in the state until 2024, […]
Show-Me Now! Not Cool Chesterfield: Sales Tax Dollars For Private Ice Rink
The Chesterfield Hockey Association wants a new $22.6 million hockey facility. The only catch? Taxpayers would have to cough up $7 […]
The Utopian Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Freaks Out over Automation
With Labor Day just around the corner, now is a good time to discuss (and, more than that, to take […]
Summer fading into fall and children heading back to school . . . it can mean only one thing: Football […]
Last Tuesday, Kansas Citians voted to effectively block future growth of the city’s streetcar unless and until city leaders can […]
Today, I was greeted on Facebook with countless pictures of children smiling as they headed to their first day of […]
The editorial board of The Kansas City Star recently published a column wondering why more people do not attend events […]
