One of the Biggest Problems Facing Schools in 2024 with Nat Malkus
Susan Pendergrass speaks with AEI’s Nat Malkus about the problem of chronic absenteeism in America’s schools following the COVID-19 pandemic....
Desperate Measures for Desperate Times
In the spring 2022 assessments, just 13.4 percent of the students in St. Louis’s traditional public schools scored on grade...
Cherry-picked Data Can’t Hide the Truth about Missouri’s Workforce
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A couple of weeks ago CNBC released its...
2,532nd Best
Two college towns, about 300 miles apart. Both are proud to have their state’s flagship university. In addition to their...
Different Paths to Course Access
Course Access is a hot topic in Missouri right now. Both the governor and legislature have made it a priority,...
Missouri Students Need Access to Advanced Coursework
High-school students confronted with the looming expense of college tuition have a lot to gain from advanced-placement (AP) courses. These...
Gov. Greitens Makes School Choice a Priority in State of the State Address
On Tuesday night, Governor Eric Greitens gave his first State of the State Address and talked about some important issues...
All Too Many Missouri Students Are College Bound, but Primed for Failure
Numbers are beginning to roll in on the performance of Missouri’s students on several major national assessments administered last year....
Melville School District Wants to Raise Property Tax Rates
Today voters in the Mehlville School District will decide if their current property tax rate will increase by 49 cents...
Missouri’s Rural School Students Need Choice, Too!
Recently, the Foundation for Excellence in Education released a paper about how states across the country are implementing course access programs....
Will HB 42 Hurt Alternative High Schools?
The Columbia Tribune reported that Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman and other superintendents across the state are telling Gov....
Celebrate Educational Diversity
The Washington Post recently carried an article by Reason magazine senior editor Katherine Mangu-Ward on the benefits of online education...
Incentives in School
It’s happened at last: some high school courses now factor students’ performance on state exams into their final grades. Districts...
Assessing Incentives for Academic Performance
One of the more radical (and controversial) ideas in education reform these days is to offer students cold, hard cash...
Lessons From South Korea
Neal McCluskey blogs about South Korean education and the roots of its success. McCluskey argues that the private sector is...
Good Job on Your AP Test, Now Have a Lollipop
Reading Justin’s post about cash incentives for students, I’m wondering: Isn’t the $100 reward kind of low? I’ve seen rewards...
Cash for Grades?
The National Math and Science Initiative, a non-profit group sponsored (primarily) by Exxon-Mobil, is offering $100 checks to students at...
Anything But Choice
When opponents of parental choice say that it won’t work, I’m always eager to hear what alternative reforms they have...
Virtual Classrooms: Good for students, good for Missouri
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is working on a plan to create virtual classes for Missouri students....
