Reflecting On 2014 Education Legislation
As I reflect on the 2014 Missouri legislative session, it is easy to get caught up in what could have...
Common Core Repeal – Think Of The Children
Alonzo West wrote a piece last weekend in the St. Joseph News-Press about how repealing Common Core would affect students...
New Documentary Highlights Criticism Of Common Core
On Monday, the Home School Legal Defense Association released a documentary about the Common Core State Standards, “Building the Machine.”...
School Choice Is Accountability
Last week, a group of education reformers issued a joint letter in which they argued that school choice is accountability....
Conversations With Lee Presser: Education Policy
I recently joined Lee Presser on his show, Conversations With Lee Presser. We discussed a host of education issues, including:...
When Did You Stop Beating Your Wife? – Common Core Edition
Loaded questions are a great way of winning an argument. It puts your opponent on the defensive and frames the...
James Shuls on Common Core State Standards
James Shuls, Ph.D., explains that educational excellence follows from schools empowered to innovate and parents empowered to choose.
Are Centralized Standards Needed For A World-Class Education?
On Thursday, sporting my tin foil hat, I drove to Jefferson City to testify against the Common Core State Standards....
What Does Common Core Mean For Homeschoolers?
The Common Core State Standards have brought a wave of protests from concerned parents throughout the country, including here in...
More Money Needed For Common Core…I’m Not Surprised
Almost a year ago, I testified before the Missouri Legislature that “Implementing the [Common Core State Standards] would lead to...
Let’s Have The Common Core Debate We Should Have Had In 2010
Those who follow education policy know that the Common Core State Standards are among the most controversial topics right now....
Is Common Core A ‘Victory For Everyone’?
On Tuesday, Chester Finn and Mike Petrilli, from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, had an op-ed supporting the Common Core...
Kansas City School’s Untested Tech Program
The Kansas City School Board recently unveiled a new program in which they’ll give each student a tablet computer. Andrea...
Common Core: A Well Intentioned Disaster
Dr. James Shuls on Common Core as originally reported in the Show-Me Institute’s June 2013 Newsletter: Milton Friedman once...
Dr. James Shuls on Missouri Viewpoints with Mike Ferguson
Show-Me Institute Education Policy Analyst Dr. James Shuls joins Mike Ferguson’s Missouri Viewpoints to talk about Common Core. Watch the...
Dr. James Shuls on Missouri Viewpoints with Mike Ferguson
Show-Me Institute Education Policy Analyst Dr. James Shuls joins Mike Ferguson’s Missouri Viewpoints to talk about Common Core: Watch the...
Common Core Is More Like Curves Than Weight Watchers
Mike McShane, a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is in the middle of an interesting blog series: “Dispatches...
Common Core And ‘Deep Understanding’
On the Brown Center Chalkboard, a blog produced by the Brookings Institution, Tom Loveless has a terrific post (not just...
More Evidence Of DESE Stifling Debate About Common Core?
On May 3, I sent the tweet below to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Commissioner...
Standards And Students Thrive In A Free Market
Last night, I conducted an experiment to test the impact of the Common Core State Standards. When my kids were...
