Legislative sessions are wrapping up, and students and parents in some states have scored major wins. Lawmakers have seen beyond […]
The last day of the legislative session is here, and news tends to progress quickly, but one of the fastest […]
As this year’s legislative session draws to a close, our lawmakers in Jefferson City are again acting as if any […]
Missouri students are potentially missing out on thousands of job opportunities because the career and technical education (CTE) programs in […]
After almost a year of waiting, course access for Missouri students is finally in sight. The Department of Elementary and […]
Two college towns, about 300 miles apart. Both are proud to have their state’s flagship university. In addition to their […]
Legislative sessions are wrapping up, and students and parents in some states have scored major wins. Lawmakers have seen beyond […]
Why are Missouri lawmakers considering reauthorizing a program they know doesn’t work well? Yesterday, the Missouri House of Representatives approved new […]
On May 9 the Show-Me Institute’s Crosby Kemper III and Patrick Tuohey appeared on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss Kansas City’s underfunded […]
I did not intend to spend so much time looking into BikeWalkKC’s proposal to spend around $400 million in taxpayer […]
Ever hear the phrase “throwing good money after bad?” That’s what Missouri lawmakers are considering doing with the proposal to […]
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) just released a paper about “road user charges,” which would change the way […]
We’re in the twilight of the legislative session here in Missouri, and as tends to happen, it looks like there’s […]
A few years ago, Missouri was on track to need two new prisons, potentially costing the state hundreds of millions […]
I just don’t get it. A recent article in The 74 describes how the vibrant charter school sector and strong […]
Anyone who grew up away from big cities knows that limited options are a fact of life, whether it’s restaurants, […]
According to the Brookings Institution Metro Monitor 2019, per data from 2016–2017, Kansas City ranked 78th in economic growth out […]
There are 1,300 charter schools in rural and township areas nationwide. Exactly zero of them are in Missouri, and that’s […]
It is appropriate that in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch story on an effort to reinstate film tax credits, the newspaper […]
The filing of charter school expansion bills in the state legislature has been accompanied by spirited debate on the subject. […]
