Education Finance Stories

Stairwell, Missouri NEA, school choice, MOScholars, Missouri school choice, teachers' unions

Education | ARTICLE | February 16, 2026

Teachers’ Unions Get Desperate

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | February 2, 2026

The Six Words Driving the Education Debate in 2026 With Mike McShane

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 32 min

Education | ARTICLE | January 12, 2026

No Adult Left Behind, How Politics Hijacks Education Policy with Vlad Kogan

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

Education | ARTICLE | January 5, 2026

ACA Subsidies, Parks Policy, and Open Enrollment in Missouri

By David Stokes and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

Empty classroom, Missouri education, accountability, DESE, Missouri State Board of Education, Missouri school accreditation

Education | ARTICLE | December 18, 2025

One Word Could Let Missouri Students Leave Unsafe Schools

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | December 12, 2025

Why Missouri Needs Early Literacy Reform with Cory Koedel and Avery Frank

By Susan Pendergrass and 2 more | Episode Length 1 min

Education | ARTICLE | December 5, 2025

Missouri’s Reading Crisis: 42% of Fourth-Graders Can Barely Read

By Cory Koedel and 1 more | Read Time 1 min

Empty classroom, declining fertility, declining school attendance, school funding, public school financing

Education | ARTICLE | November 4, 2025

Are Missouri’s Public Schools Ready for Declining Enrollment?

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | October 20, 2025

The Future of Federal Education Policy with Christy Wolfe

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

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