Hundreds of students with disabilities in Mississippi have a much-needed opportunity: the option to choose a school that serves their […]
As we learn more about the effects of industry-recognized credentials (IRC) for high schoolers, the more impressive these credentials appear […]
Cycling advocates in Kansas City have been looking for any good news to help trumpet the $400 million-dollar plan to […]
Alex Muresianu of Reason wrote recently about the USDA moving 550 positions from the Washington, D.C. area to the Kansas […]
“Kind of crazy.” That’s how the director of school improvement for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) […]
On June 13 the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss his latest report on Kansas City’s misleading study […]
A survey released earlier this year suggests the Ozark region has a workforce problem. The survey asked businesses in the […]
Kansas City has been spending loads of money on economic development subisides for years. But instead of actually spurring economic […]
Dear Waddell & Reed employees, I read with interest a story in The Kansas City Business Journal that your company […]
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. […]
My son, I’m happy to say, is a well-adjusted adult who participates in plenty of active sports—mostly surfing and rock […]
Missourians hoping for a reprieve from rising health care costs will have to wait at least another year. Once again, […]
In partnership with the Department of Conservation, the Columbia school district is developing a 10-day program where fifth graders from […]
One of the most common arguments made against charter schools is that they financially harm traditional public schools. However, new […]
Missouri’s employers have open positions that they want to fill, but they struggle to find qualified applicants. It’s a situation […]
We have a workforce problem in Missouri. There are thousands of middle-skill jobs that we can’t fill. Companies are reluctant […]
Kansas City is spending a tremendous amount of taxpayer dollars on the installation of bike lanes around town, including $700,000 […]
Earlier this week, the Census Bureau released the Annual Survey of School System Finances. It provides detailed spending figures for […]
No one enters the legislature saying, “I’m going to be the champion of corporate welfare.” Many, however, do say they […]
The following commentary also appeared in the Kansas City Star. Businessman John Wannamaker famously quipped, “Half the money I spend on […]
