Are Missouri students learning more or less? Are schools improving? Are teachers adapting to the state’s new standards? Well, the […]
Missouri’s economy has been in the slow lane for decades. Unfortunately, unless things change, Missourians will likely be left behind […]
It was just this April that Missouri finally made its vehicle-for-hire regulations hospitable to transportation network companies (TNC) like Uber […]
Teachers who participate in Missouri’s Public School Retirement System (PSRS) throughout a lengthy career will end up with fairly generous […]
Show-Me Institute Internships: Fall 2017 The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Fall 2017. Internships are open […]
When I arrived at the University of Missouri in 2000, Dr. Ed Robb told me that the Missouri economy was […]
Recently in the Springfield News-Leader, I argued that school districts should reconsider how they pay teachers. Most districts use a […]
On Thursday, August 3, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss Missouri’s Photo ID law and […]
According to the leadership of the American Federation of Teachers, the opinion page of the New York Times, and the […]
Mike Brown, Executive Director of the Missouri Online Summer Institute, discusses the opportunities this program offers for students interested in […]
A data point came across my twitter feed the other day that absolutely stopped me in my tracks. I was […]
Face-palming is defined as: Bringing the palm of one’s hand to one’s face, as an expression of disbelief, shame, or […]
Teachers love their pension system. And why not? A teacher can retire at age 55 with 30 years of service […]
Tax-increment financing (TIF) is a development subsidy program abused all over Missouri, and especially in Saint Louis. See exhibit A: […]
I graduated from high school in 1999. Since then, I have had few interactions with anyone who works for my […]
If you’re a Netflix subscriber, you may have noticed a new series being promoted on the site that features a […]
The Kansas City Star editorial board rightfully condemned even idle talk of building a sports stadium downtown. And while most […]
Missouri’s development house of cards is all too often built upon a shaky foundation of corporate welfare. It looks as […]
We’ve written about the encroachment of machines into the workforce previously. From fast food kiosks to the advent of workplace […]
Whatever our policy inclinations, we should all agree that government ought to be for the public good, transparent, and accountable. […]
