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The School Choice Segregation Myth
05 Sep

The School Choice Segregation Myth

Posted by Emily Stahly School Choice

It’s time to put to bed a nasty myth about school choice (exemplified in this letter from American Federation of […]

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Is There Really a Teacher Shortage?
01 Sep

Is There Really a Teacher Shortage?

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Municipal Policy

A recent Washington Post article making the rounds on social media claims that there are widespread teacher shortages across the […]

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Charter School Students Thriving in New York
31 Aug

Charter School Students Thriving in New York

Posted by Emily Stahly School Choice

Students at the Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City put up some incredible test scores this past year: […]

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President’s Visit to Springfield Sets Stage for Tax Reform Fights
31 Aug

President’s Visit to Springfield Sets Stage for Tax Reform Fights

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Taxes

On Wednesday President Donald Trump visited Springfield, Mo., and delivered a speech on tax policy that, by most accounts, was […]

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Evidence from Across the Country: Economic Development Subsidies Don’t Work
30 Aug

Evidence from Across the Country: Economic Development Subsidies Don’t Work

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

The Los Angeles Times’ Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Michael Hiltzik published a piece that observes exactly what we at The […]

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Could Illinois Be Missouri’s Role Model for School Choice?
29 Aug

Could Illinois Be Missouri’s Role Model for School Choice?

Posted by Emily Stahly School Choice

Few would have guessed that Illinois would see private school choice before Missouri, but it might happen—and soon. Illinois may […]

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About All Those Airport Surveys
29 Aug

About All Those Airport Surveys

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Transportation

Polling indicates that building a new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport is unpopular, yet we seem inundated with […]

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Bevy of Laws Come into Effect Today
28 Aug

Bevy of Laws Come into Effect Today

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Municipal Policy

It’s August 28th, and for policy nerds — and especially taxpayers — this is an important day. Today is the […]

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Airport Proposals Fly while the Public Feels Grounded
28 Aug

Airport Proposals Fly while the Public Feels Grounded

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Municipal Policy, Transparency

Both Kansas City and Saint Louis are considering major changes to each of their biggest public assets: their airports. While […]

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It’s a Good Idea for Mizzou to Cover Tuition for Low-Income Students, but the Reason May Surprise You
25 Aug

It’s a Good Idea for Mizzou to Cover Tuition for Low-Income Students, but the Reason May Surprise You

Posted by Michael Q. McShane Accountability

Earlier this week, the University of Missouri announced that it has created the Missouri Land Grant and Land Grant Honors […]

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Brenda Talent Discusses Teacher Pensions on Donnybrook
25 Aug

Brenda Talent Discusses Teacher Pensions on Donnybrook

Posted by Brenda Talent Municipal Policy

On August 24, Show-Me Institute CEO Brenda Talent appeared on Saint Louis Public Television’s Donnybrook to discuss the use of incentives […]

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Show-Me Now! How Can We Fix Teacher Pensions?
24 Aug

Show-Me Now! How Can We Fix Teacher Pensions?

Posted by James V. Shuls Public Pensions

Is Missouri’s teacher pension system unfair? That’s the question Show-Me Institute’s Distinguished Fellow of Education Policy, James Shuls, asks in […]

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Scottrade Center
23 Aug

Stadium Subsidies, All Over Again . . .

Posted by Graham Renz Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

Earlier this year, the Saint Louis Board of Aldermen narrowly approved the issuance of roughly $65 million in bonds to […]

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Obamacare’s Total Eclipse of Bad Policy
22 Aug

Obamacare’s Total Eclipse of Bad Policy

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Free-Market Reform

On Monday, much of Missouri experienced a complete solar eclipse, the last of its kind in the state until 2024, […]

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Show-Me Now! Not Cool Chesterfield: Sales Tax Dollars For Private Ice Rink
21 Aug

Show-Me Now! Not Cool Chesterfield: Sales Tax Dollars For Private Ice Rink

Posted by Graham Renz Corporate Welfare, Special Taxing Districts

The Chesterfield Hockey Association wants a new $22.6 million hockey facility. The only catch? Taxpayers would have to cough up $7 […]

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The Utopian Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Freaks Out over Automation
21 Aug

The Utopian Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Freaks Out over Automation

Posted by Andrew B. Wilson Business Climate

With Labor Day just around the corner, now is a good time to discuss (and, more than that, to take […]

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Private Schools Aren’t What You Think They Are
17 Aug

Private Schools Aren’t What You Think They Are

Posted by Michael Q. McShane School Choice

Summer fading into fall and children heading back to school . . . it can mean only one thing: Football […]

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Running the Numbers on the KC Streetcar
16 Aug

Running the Numbers on the KC Streetcar

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Transportation

Last Tuesday, Kansas Citians voted to effectively block future growth of the city’s streetcar unless and until city leaders can […]

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Teachers Are Great, and the Pay Isn’t Bad!
16 Aug

Teachers Are Great, and the Pay Isn’t Bad!

Posted by James V. Shuls Accountability

Today, I was greeted on Facebook with countless pictures of children smiling as they headed to their first day of […]

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Jazz, Race, and Crime in Kansas City
16 Aug

Jazz, Race, and Crime in Kansas City

Posted by Patrick Tuohey Accountability

The editorial board of The Kansas City Star recently published a column wondering why more people do not attend events […]

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