Charter schools are public schools that operate with greater flexibility than traditional public schools, as they are exempt from many […]
I really love my hometown of Clinton in East Tennessee. It’s a beautiful place where I grew up, went to […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Adam Tyner, national research director at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about his new report, “Equitable” […]
This is the headline from a recent study I conducted in Indiana with my coauthor NaYoung Hwang. We study a […]
Electricity demand from data centers is exploding. This surge has spurred an intense buildout of new generation capacity, as businesses […]
Reading scores in Missouri continue to fall, relative to both past performance and other states. But this trend doesn’t have […]
Platte County has had a difficult 2025 reassessment cycle. Most stories I have read and heard put the blame on […]
Medicaid wasn’t the only welfare program that received significant reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). The Supplemental Nutrition […]
Massachusetts lawmakers recently approved a measure requiring landlords—not tenants—to cover apartment broker fees, which often equal one month’s rent. The […]
Rather than being viewed as accurate indicators of knowledge and skills, traditional grades are viewed by some as contributing to […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes about his new paper in the Free-Market Guide […]
New research suggests Missouri cities could allow more apartment buildings—without compromising safety—by rethinking outdated fire code requirements. The study by […]
New research suggests Missouri cities could allow more apartment buildings—without compromising safety—by rethinking outdated fire code requirements. The study by […]
This third installment in the free-market municipality series examines the use of planning and zoning in Missouri cities and suggests […]
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. I will admit that calling for the privatization […]
One of the most consistent findings in education research is that teachers with master’s degrees are no more effective than […]
The grocery chain Hy-Vee is suing the city of Lee’s Summit over the creation of a Community Improvement District (CID). […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a proposal to rescind its own 2009 Endangerment Finding that has been used […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute policy analyst Avery Frank about his new report, Connecting Nuclear Energy’s Past and Present: […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Edward L.Glaeser, professor of economics at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise […]
