Education Stories

Library, bookshelf, Missouri education policy, literacy reform, reading, third-grade retention

Education | ARTICLE | June 22, 2026

Missouri Missed an Opportunity on Reading Reform

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Empty bed, teenager sleep schedule, high school start time, Missouri education

Education | ARTICLE | June 18, 2026

Teenagers Need More Time to Sleep

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

Child reading, early literacy reform, three cueing, phonics instruction

Education | ARTICLE | June 18, 2026

Waiting for Supergirl

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Empty classroom, school choice, Missouri education policy, charter schools

Education | ARTICLE | June 17, 2026

This Is Why Missouri Families Need Choice

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | June 11, 2026

Missouri’s Stalled Education Reforms with Cory Koedel

By Susan Pendergrass and 1 more | Episode Length 27 min

Stairs, school buildings, SLPS, SLPS schools, school demolitions

Education | ARTICLE | June 9, 2026

A Failing Grade in School Management

By Zellie McClelland | Read Time 3 min

Empty classroom, demographics, declining enrollment, Missouri education

Education | ARTICLE | June 9, 2026

Declining Enrollment Will Force Hard Choices in Missouri Schools

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

Economy | ARTICLE | June 9, 2026

Is America Family Unfriendly? with Tim Carney

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 30 min

School building, early retirement, pensions

Education | ARTICLE | June 8, 2026

Life Comes at You in Waves—And Sometimes It Brings Early Retirement

By James V. Shuls | Read Time 2 min

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