Are Missouri politicians the rare breed that don’t spend money when it’s handed to them . . . or are […]
In-Person Learning during the Pandemic (Part 2 of 2)
In my last post, I explained why school districts have had such a hard time making adjustments to accommodate in-person […]
I recently began listening to a new podcast called Cautionary Tales, in which Tim Harford, Financial Times columnist and BBC […]
Greater St. Louis, Inc. recently came out with a draft of its STL 2030 Jobs Plan, which is described as […]
With Missouri’s next legislative session set to begin in a few weeks, it’s time to start discussing some of the […]
SMI Podcast: Charter Schools ARE Public Schools – Ron Rice
Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Ron Rice,Senior Director at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, to discuss the […]
Whole Foods Market co-founder and CEO John Mackey recently “spoke up to defend free markets,” as a Wall Street Journal […]
Greater St. Louis Inc. has just released the results of its year of discussions with community members about how to […]
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on December 8, 2020. According to enrollment counts taken […]
WATCH: A Virtual Town Hall on a Blueprint for Missouri
The Show-Me Institute’s 2021 Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward presents 15 policy ideas covering issues ranging from education to health care, from public […]
Readers of this blog have seen me write before about the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) estimate that roughly $745 […]
Arizona voters recently approved a proposition to impose a 3.5 percent surtax on high-income individuals and joint filers to increase […]
Earlier this year, Missouri took a huge step forward by allowing licensing reciprocity. But there are still problems with occupational […]
It’s Time to Act
We are facing an educational crisis that we know very little about. Research tells us that the “summer slide” is […]
This fall, Missouri public school districts scrambled to create plans to deliver education to families that needed virtual instruction and […]
Virtual Town Hall: A Blueprint for Missouri
Join us on Tuesday, December 8 at 11:00 AM as Show-Me Institute researchers unveil the 2021 Blueprint for Missouri during […]
Missouri is still dealing with COVID-19, and the hole in the state’s budget is only getting deeper. Last week, the […]
The Normandy School District might be getting its first charter school. That is, unless a coterie of local functionaries scupper […]
What About the other 80 Percent of Missourians?
About 30 percent of Missourians, age 25 and older, have a bachelor’s degree or higher. It’s estimated that about 60 […]
What is an Education Savings Account (ESA)?
Click here to see how Education Savings Accounts could work in Missouri.
