Podcast: Disney, $500 for Missourians, and an Education Super Bill
David Stokes, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Disney bringing special taxing districts into the headlines,...
Podcast: Charter Schools in America with Ron Rice
Susan speaks with Senior Director of Government Relations at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Ron Rice. Ron C....
Podcast: Discount Drugs and a Broken Program with Bill Smith
Over the past decade, the revenue for hospitals generated by the federal 340B drug discount program, initially intended to serve...
Podcast: Raises for Teachers, Billions for Meta, and a New Stadium for the Chiefs
Patrick Ishmael, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the Missouri budget, a massive tax incentive deal...
Charging Station Changes, Use Tax Votes, and Gas Tax Holidays
Jakob Puckett, Corianna Baier, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss changes to a St. Louis EV charging station...
Podcast: The Roaring 2020s with Mark P. Mills
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Mark P. Mills , a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a faculty fellow at...
Russia, Ukraine, and the Impact on The United States with Senator Jim Talent and James Jay Carafano
On March 17, 2022 Senator Jim Talent and Heritage Foundation’s James Jay Carafano joined us for a virtual event to...
Podcast: School Choice and The Culture War with Jay P. Greene
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jay P. Greene about whether education reform organizations should embrace cultural debates or not. Jay P....
Podcast: Millions for Improvements in STL, A Gas Tax Holiday, and Medicaid Expansion Update
Jakob Puckett, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss a new plan to spend millions on capital...
Podcast: The First Month of the 2022 Session is in the Books
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas and Susan Pendergrass join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the first month of the legislative session. ...
Watch: Increasing Accountability in Education
Michael Q. McShane, Director of National Research at EdChoice, Susan Pendergrass, Director of Research and Education Policy at Show-Me Institute,...
Podcast: Parents’ Role in Education with Dr. Matthew Spalding
Matthew Spalding is the Kirby Professor in Constitutional Government at Hillsdale College and the Dean of the Van Andel Graduate...
The Session Starts, Trolley Trouble and More Internet in COMO
David Stokes. Susan Pendergrass and Jakob Puckett join Zach Lawhorn for the first SMI Podcast of 2022. They discuss the...
Property Tax Bills are Here, MO’s Business Climate, and Elon on Subsides
David Stokes. Corianna Baier and Jakob Puckett join Zach Lawhorn for the final SMI Podcast of 2021. Listen on Apple...
Listen: Dr. Susan Pendergrass on The Missouri School Rankings Project
Missouri schools are failing to teach the core subjects of reading and math, and the most recent test scores show...
Podcast: 2022 Priorities, a Win in Webster, and Fight for $15 in Jeff. City
Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes, and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss legislative priorities for 2022, the rejection of a...
Virtual Town Hall: Ideas to Move Missouri Forward in 2022
Download a copy of the 2022 Blueprint here The 2022 Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward presents 14 policy ideas aimed at...
Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights, Money for Music, and AG Lawsuit
Corianna Baier, David Stokes, and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights, a lawsuit...
How to Make School Boards More Responsive with Michael Hartney
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Michael Hartney. Michael T. Hartney joined the Boston College political science faculty in fall 2017. Previously...
Virginia and the State of Education Reform with Andrew J. Rotherham
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andrew J. Rotherham from Bellwether Education Partners. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Sticher Listen on...
