Education Stories

Oklahoma, reading policy, third grade reading, literacy

Education | ARTICLE | April 23, 2026

Oklahoma Is Holding Itself Accountable

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | April 22, 2026

Test-Score Growth Is the Best Metric We Have for Understanding School Performance

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Empty classroom, MOScholars program, MOScholars lawsuit, MNEA

Education | ARTICLE | April 15, 2026

MOScholars Wins in Court

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

Laptop in classroom, screen time, technology in schools, Missouri HB 2230

Education | ARTICLE | April 14, 2026

Missouri Takes a First Step on Classroom Screen Time

By Patrick Johann | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | April 8, 2026

Grading Missouri Schools with Susan Pendergrass and Avery Frank

By Susan Pendergrass and 2 more | Episode Length 25 min

School districts, school building, MOSchoolRankings, Missouri schools

Education | ARTICLE | April 6, 2026

Looking at Missouri’s “A” Districts

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

Child with book, early literacy, three-cueing system, phonics, reading instruction, Missouri literacy

Education | ARTICLE | March 31, 2026

Why the Science of Reading Is Missouri’s Path Forward

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

School report card, A-F report cards, Keohe executive order, education accountability

Education | ARTICLE | March 19, 2026

Legislation on A–F Report Cards for Schools and Districts Has Gone Sideways

By Avery Frank and 1 more | Read Time 3 min

Empty classroom, Billy Madison, third-grade retention policy, social promotion

Education | ARTICLE | March 11, 2026

Third-Grade Retention Will Not Recreate Billy Madison in Missouri

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

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