As a former tutor at a Tennessee Boys & Girls Club, a recent headline caught my eye: the Boys & […]
If you were to guess that St. Louis was the most dangerous city in Missouri, you would be correct. You […]
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When asked why they want school choice, families often […]
On July 10, 2025, Keith Kehrer and Derek Rose, lawyers from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, joined Show-Me Institute Director of […]
A 2024 study published in Education Finance and Policy finds that enrollment in one of five popular charter high schools […]
Michael Collins, a former CEO of PortKC and the founder of Grayson Capital, which specializes in “public-private real estate development,” […]
In a recent op-ed, I discussed how national security may once again be a catalyst for the development and deployment […]
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called the Nation’s Report Card, is the gold standard for measuring academic […]
Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the Show-Me Institute, to break […]
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Noah Devine, executive director of the Missouri Charter Public Schools Association, about how charter schools in St. Louis are responding after the recent tornado damaged multiple campuses.
Have a safe and happy Fourth of July from all of us at the Show-Me Institute.
Governor Kehoe took a red pen to the state budget before signing it, indicating that he takes his fiscal responsibility […]
Following years of unanswered calls, lawmakers finally delivered much-needed reform to the state’s telemedicine laws in the waning days of […]
PortKC has become Kansas City’s go-to agency for economic development incentives—but with a troubling condition. Applicants must sign a non-disclosure […]
Missouri parents deserve real choices when it comes to their children’s education. Open enrollment—the ability for students to attend a […]
This is the second in a series of blog posts about why the new property tax legislation passed as part […]
At a Missouri House hearing on the stadium bill, Michelle Hattaway, Director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, opened […]
In a recent column for The Kansas City Star, I detailed international media stories about crime here in the City […]
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. While I will avoid any spoilers, the new movie, […]
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass is joined by Steven F. Wilson, senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy […]
