Education Stories

Girl reading book, literacy policy, Missouri reading scores, phonics, three cueing method

Education | ARTICLE | September 1, 2026

Missouri’s Reading Scores Remain Low

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 27, 2026

Missouri’s School Personnel Boom with Avery Frank and Cory Koedel

By Susan Pendergrass and 2 more | Episode Length 21 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 26, 2026

Dashboard: Missouri’s 21st Century Public School Personnel Boom

By Avery Frank and 1 more | Read Time 1 min

School building, school funding, charter school funding, charter schools, Kansas City, St. Louis

Education | ARTICLE | August 24, 2026

Bizarre Charter School Funding in St. Louis and Kansas City

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 4 min

Economy | ARTICLE | August 18, 2026

Why Young People Are Turning Away from Capitalism with Robert C. Enlow

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 17 min

Economy | ARTICLE | August 11, 2026

The Rising Appeal of Socialism in America with Emily Ekins

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 26 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 7, 2026

The Value of the Threat of Grade Retention

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | July 31, 2026

Declining School Enrollment with Susan Pendergrass

By Patrick Tuohey and 1 more | Read Time 1 min

Teacher in classroom, merit pay, teacher pay, Missouri teachers, teacher shortage

Education | ARTICLE | July 30, 2026

We Need to Reconsider How We Pay Teachers

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

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