Dr. Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, has been studying the relationship between academic […]
After a decade of state control, the Missouri Board of Education recently announced it will restore local control to two […]
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Detroit’s land tax experiment, redevelopment subsides in North […]
On Tuesday, the State Board of Education rejected DESE’s proposed social-emotional learning standards. It appears the decision was largely influenced […]
There is a famous joke about the State Department. Whenever a president asks the State Department for options on a […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Trust is foundational to any healthy school learning community. This […]
Zach Lawhorn speaks to Susan Pendergrass, director of education policy at the Show-Me Institute, about her new report The Future […]
The application deadline for Missouri’s Close the Gap Grant Program is quickly approaching. The law was passed back in 2022, […]
ACT, the organization that administers one of the most widely used college entrance exams, just released the scores for last […]
The media is finally catching on to a trend I’ve discussed often here. The number of elementary and secondary students […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Randal O’ Toole about his new report “Is St. Louis Transit Built for the 2020s or […]
This past June, my colleague David Stokes and I testified before the City of St. Louis Transportation and Commerce Committee […]
The number of four-day school weeks (4dsw) in Missouri has risen considerably in the past few years: from 34 in […]
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jamison White. Jamison White is the director of data and research for the […]
David Stokes, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Show-Me Institute’s latest report “Is St. Louis Transit Built for […]
Can a fifteen-minute call really save you 15% or more on your car insurance? I’m not sure, but it might […]
It’s long past time to rethink Missouri’s approach to economic development. Year after year, our state forgoes hundreds of millions […]
The Show-Me Institute is excited to release a new report by Randal O’Toole, one of the nation’s premier transportation economists. […]
Prior to two years ago, no state offered its families the benefit of choosing their children’s school—either public or private—using […]
Some Missouri counties are moving forward with passing property tax freezes for seniors. This is unsurprising, as it is a […]
