Rising Concerns about St. Louis’s Teacher Pension Fund
KSDK recently ran a report on a topic familiar to Show-Me Institute readers: teacher pensions. The report, titled “Growing pension...
Is SALT Really a Priority for Schools Right Now?
With families enduring yet another chaotic school year of mask mandates, vaccination mandates, school closures, and shortages of substitute teachers...
Are Government Unions Adequately Informing Workers of Their Rights?
Following the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), there was...
Missouri Public Teachers, Take Note: Union Membership Is Optional
It’s back to school time, and new teachers have a little homework to do before the start of the school...
The School Choice Segregation Myth
It’s time to put to bed a nasty myth about school choice (exemplified in this letter from American Federation of...
Reconsidering Teacher Pay
Recently in the Springfield News-Leader, I argued that school districts should reconsider how they pay teachers. Most districts use a...
Is School Choice Racist?
According to the leadership of the American Federation of Teachers, the opinion page of the New York Times, and the...
University of Missouri System Reformed Pensions in 2012. Other Plans Should Follow Suit
In 2010, a group of University of Missouri faculty and staff members from the four campuses were given a task:...
Charter School Unionization: An Innovative Approach
Al Shanker, longtime leader of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), was an early cheerleader for public charter schools. Though...
Teacher Survey Makes Case for More Government Employee Freedom
Happy National Employee Freedom Week! The American Association of Educators (AAE), a freedom-promoting alternative to the National Educator Association (NEA)...
Ideas for Kansas City Schools: Focus on Teachers
Last night the Show-Me Institute partnered with the Kansas City Federalist Society for a panel discussion on the Future of...
Missouri’s Teacher Equity Plan Draft Misses the Mark
Is a teacher with a master’s degree in biology and several years of research experience unqualified to teach high school...
The Teachers’ Union Cycle
Last week, Time Magazine released an article titled “Teachers Unions Are Putting Themselves On November’s Ballot,” which reported that the...
Teacher Tenure: Good for Teachers, Bad for Students
“Wait ‘til you have tenure, then you can do that,” was my former colleague’s favorite line. Although the tenured teacher...
It Is Called ‘Fact-Checking,’ Rolling Stone, And You Should Try It
Let’s cut to the chase. Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone magazine has jumped on the American Federation of Teachers “blacklist bandwagon.” As...
American Federation of Teachers Attacks Show-Me Institute
Today the American Federation of Teachers targeted the Show-Me Institute for our work to improve educational opportunities for Missouri’s families....
As Reported In The Wall Street Journal: American Federation of Teachers Attacks Show-Me
It seems James Shuls’ ongoing efforts to make our children’s education better and Andrew Biggs’ report on Missouri’s public pension...
Press Release: American Federation of Teachers Attacks Show-Me Institute
Today, the American Federation of Teachers targeted the Show-Me Institute for our work to improve educational opportunities for Missouri’s families....
Teacher Union Advocates Get Schooled in Debate
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