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...
