Performance Stories

Education | ARTICLE | September 16, 2025

The Rise of Equitable Grading with Adam Tyner

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 1 min

Student reading book, third-grade retention, retention policies, learning to read, literacy tests

Education | ARTICLE | September 12, 2025

Students Who Can’t Read Benefit from Third-Grade Retention

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

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Education | ARTICLE | September 11, 2025

Third-Grade Retention and Early Literacy Policies

By Avery Frank | 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

MAP testing, Missouri reading scores, early literacy reforms, childhood reading, reading to learn, third grade retention

Education | ARTICLE | August 20, 2025

Missouri’s Stagnant Reading Scores

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 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

Education | ARTICLE | August 12, 2025

Let’s Celebrate (and learn from) State Tech, One of the Best Technical Colleges in the Country

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 6, 2025

The One Big Education Opportunity with Shaka Mitchell

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 12 min

Education | ARTICLE | July 30, 2025

Understanding the Decline in Student Test Scores with Jim Wyckoff

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 11 min

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