Recently, a Hazelwood preschool teacher had her teacher’s license suspended due to her abrupt resignation, (on September 2nd a month […]
Missouri’s two flagship cities—St. Louis and Kansas City—face myriad challenges, such as declining population in St. Louis and high rates […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. How would your family feel if your entire neighborhood had 5G […]
To Reduce Superintendent Turnover, Change the Pension System
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. If I offered you $100,000 a year for the rest of […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the Examiner of Jackson County. Independence is one of the few cities in […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Opportunity cost. The concept is so simple that a […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Matthew Ladner about the success of charter schools in Arizona, the growth of the open enrollment […]
After a whirlwind period of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives and White House agreed this week on raising the […]
The Bi-State Development Agency, commonly known now as Metro, is once again proposing to expand the MetroLink light rail system […]
Frequent Show-Me Institute readers are likely familiar with our analysts’ concerns about violent crime in St. Louis, but many of […]
The St. Louis County library system has announced it is making social workers available at several libraries as a standard […]
Legislature Might Look at Indy 500 Winner for Inspiration
I’ve let my feelings be known about how the 2023 legislative session went: poorly. A handful of bills that I […]
A New Normal in the Housing Market with Mark A. Calabria
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Mark A. Calabria about new mortgage regulations designed to increase equity in home ownership, if today’s […]
Hunting and Fishing Fees May Be Going up in Missouri
Are higher fees coming to Missouri for huntin’ and fishin’ (but fortunately not for lovin’ every day)? Maybe. The Missouri […]
David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to put a bow on the legislative session, discuss new […]
“The Kansas City Royals of North Kansas City”?
With the expiration of the leases for the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals creeping ever closer, there’s been […]
Recently, the Stanford Education Opportunity Project released a new analysis of education data. The analysis measured the academic growth of […]
It was a banner year for families and education reform—outside of Missouri. Iowa parents got a big win. Once its […]
Many are familiar with the plot of the classic movie Back to the Future. While I am probably thinking of […]
Should We Be Surprised about Missouri’s Lack of Education Legislation in 2023?
Missouri officials failed to deliver on promises made to expand school choice in the 2023 legislative session. Failure came both […]
