School-choice policies open the door for a variety of schooling options to take root. During the COVID-19 pandemic many families […]
The four-day school week (4dsw) continues to expand rapidly in Missouri. The 4dsw grew from 34 districts in 2018–2019, or […]
In April 2023, Show-Me Institute’s Susan Pendergrass conducted an interview with Daniel DiSalvo about big city pensions and the doom […]
Kansas City Quinton Lucas recently tweeted out some charts regarding policing that need to be fact checked. While the Kansas […]
One common argument against charter schools is that some have low test scores. It’s true that some charter schools, particularly […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Columbia is currently considering raising its municipal water rates. The proposed […]
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is attempting to get more information on the St. Louis Development Corporation’s (SLDC) North St. Louis […]
In government outsourcing, governments contract with private-sector firms to have them perform certain services. Outsourcing is not as big of […]
KSDK recently ran a report on a topic familiar to Show-Me Institute readers: teacher pensions. The report, titled “Growing pension […]
A new report from the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has evaluated each state’s report card system for public […]
A recent investigation into grant allocations in St. Louis raises serious questions about transparency and conflicts of interest. The city […]
James V. Shuls speaks with Crosby Kemper III, former director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, former executive […]
Ongoing sagas, for movies at least, often get worse over time. Look at the Star Wars series. Three of the […]
Opposition to open enrollment in Kansas was strong a few years ago. Superintendents from “good” districts lamented that throngs of […]
This November, Platte County voters will decide on whether to implement a quarter-cent sales tax in the county to support […]
When I first moved to the City of St. Louis, I became instantly aware of the danger of driving in […]
One of my family’s favorite Kansas City events is the Ethnic Enrichment Festival. Representatives of so many different cultures and […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about the Kansas City 33 School District’s recent […]
This school year, six St. Louis-area school districts will begin using a new adaptive testing system to assess student performance […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Charles Fain Lehman, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, about his recent report titled Doing Less […]
