Education Finance Stories

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

Education | ARTICLE | October 9, 2025

Unsafe Schools and Parental Empowerment with Tiara Jordan-Sutton

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

Education | ARTICLE | September 30, 2025

The Fiscal Facts Behind School Choice with Marty Lueken

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

Education | ARTICLE | September 16, 2025

The Rise of Equitable Grading with Adam Tyner

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 29, 2025

We Shouldn’t Pay Teachers for Master’s Degrees

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 22, 2025

What the Media Gets Wrong About School Choice with Matthew Ladner

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 10 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 18, 2025

Faith-Based Charter Schools and the Future of School Choice with Andy Smarick

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

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