Education 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

Education | ARTICLE | December 1, 2025

It’s Time to Hold DESE Accountable

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | November 25, 2025

Eliminating Missouri’s Income Tax, Subsidies for Gas Stations, and Early Literacy Reform

By David Stokes and 3 more | Episode Length 1 min

College campus, meritocracy, math achievement, UCSD, educational excellence

Education | ARTICLE | November 17, 2025

We’re Destroying Meritocracy

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Teacher, 4-day school week, 4DSW, teacher retention

Education | ARTICLE | November 14, 2025

The 4-Day School Week Doesn’t Improve Teacher Recruitment or Retention

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

School building, MOScholars, school choice

Education | ARTICLE | November 7, 2025

Two Missouri Public School Districts Opt into MOScholars

By Cory Koedel and 1 more | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | November 6, 2025

The Long Fight for Educational Freedom with Neal McCluskey and James Shuls

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 24 min

Teacher in classroom, improving teacher quality, Tennessee TEAM, teacher evaluation

Education | ARTICLE | November 5, 2025

Improving Teacher Quality to Improve Reading Quality

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

Missouri state capitol, Missouri education leaders, education leadership, Missouri State Board of Education

Education | ARTICLE | November 5, 2025

Let’s Expect Better

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

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