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Empty classroom
14 Jun

Missouri’s Teachers Union Makes School Choice Stance?

Posted by Avery Frank Education, School Choice

Recently, a Hazelwood preschool teacher had her teacher’s license suspended due to her abrupt resignation, (on September 2nd a month […]

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Missouri Charter School Students Win
13 Jun

Missouri Charter School Students Win

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

Missouri’s two flagship cities—St. Louis and Kansas City—face myriad challenges, such as declining population in St. Louis and high rates […]

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Missouri Becomes an Education Island
13 Jun

Missouri Becomes an Education Island

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. How would your family feel if your entire neighborhood had 5G […]

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To Reduce Superintendent Turnover, Change the Pension System
13 Jun

To Reduce Superintendent Turnover, Change the Pension System

Posted by James V. Shuls Labor, Public Pensions

A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. If I offered you $100,000 a year for the rest of […]

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Independence Could Benefit from Privatizing Utilities
07 Jun

Independence Could Benefit from Privatizing Utilities

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Privatization

A version of this commentary appeared in the Examiner of Jackson County. Independence is one of the few cities in […]

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Opportunities Squandered in St. Louis Affect All of Missouri
06 Jun

Opportunities Squandered in St. Louis Affect All of Missouri

Posted by James V. Shuls Budget and Spending, State and Local Government

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Opportunity cost. The concept is so simple that a […]

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Turning the School Choice Knob Up to 11 with Matthew Ladner
05 Jun

Turning the School Choice Knob Up to 11 with Matthew Ladner

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Accountability, Education, Education Finance, Performance, School Choice

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Matthew Ladner about the success of charter schools in Arizona, the growth of the open enrollment […]

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Gavel over money
02 Jun

Debt Ceiling Deal Q&A

Posted by Aaron Hedlund Business Climate, Economy, Uncategorized

After a whirlwind period of tense negotiations, the House of Representatives and White House agreed this week on raising the […]

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Metrolink train
01 Jun

Costly AND Outdated. Where Do We Sign Up?

Posted by Randal O'Toole State and Local Government, Transportation

The Bi-State Development Agency, commonly known now as Metro, is once again proposing to expand the MetroLink light rail system […]

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Crime scene
01 Jun

Kansas City Leaders Need to Get a Handle on Crime Situation—Now

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Criminal Justice, State and Local Government

Frequent Show-Me Institute readers are likely familiar with our analysts’ concerns about violent crime in St. Louis, but many of […]

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Library
31 May

Reading Alone

Posted by David Stokes Municipal Policy, State and Local Government

The St. Louis County library system has announced it is making social workers available at several libraries as a standard […]

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Indy 500
31 May

Legislature Might Look at Indy 500 Winner for Inspiration

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government

I’ve let my feelings be known about how the 2023 legislative session went: poorly. A handful of bills that I […]

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A New Normal in the Housing Market with Mark A. Calabria
26 May

A New Normal in the Housing Market with Mark A. Calabria

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Economy, Regulation

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Mark A. Calabria about new mortgage regulations designed to increase equity in home ownership, if today’s […]

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Fishing
26 May

Hunting and Fishing Fees May Be Going up in Missouri

Posted by Patrick Ishmael State and Local Government

Are higher fees coming to Missouri for huntin’ and fishin’ (but fortunately not for lovin’ every day)? Maybe. The Missouri […]

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25 May

30 Car Break-ins, Fewer Airbnb, and More MoLeg

Posted by David Stokes Budget and Spending, Business Climate, Economy, Municipal Policy, Privatization, Property Rights, Regulation, State and Local Government, Taxes, Transparency, Transportation

David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to put a bow on the legislative session, discuss new […]

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Kauffman Stadium
25 May

“The Kansas City Royals of North Kansas City”?

Posted by Patrick Ishmael Corporate Welfare, Subsidies

With the expiration of the leases for the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals creeping ever closer, there’s been […]

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It’s Time to Get Out of the Comfort Zone
25 May

It’s Time to Get Out of the Comfort Zone

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

Recently, the Stanford Education Opportunity Project released a new analysis of education data. The analysis measured the academic growth of […]

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Soccer stadium
24 May

This Is Not a Spectator Sport

Posted by Susan Pendergrass Education, School Choice

It was a banner year for families and education reform—outside of Missouri. Iowa parents got a big win. Once its […]

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DeLorean
22 May

Back to the Future on Licensing in Missouri

Posted by Avery Frank Economy, Regulation

Many are familiar with the plot of the classic movie Back to the Future. While I am probably thinking of […]

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Should We Be Surprised about Missouri’s Lack of Education Legislation in 2023?
19 May

Should We Be Surprised about Missouri’s Lack of Education Legislation in 2023?

Posted by Avery Frank Education

Missouri officials failed to deliver on promises made to expand school choice in the 2023 legislative session. Failure came both […]

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