A New Baseline We Can Build From with Andy Rotherham
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Andy Rotherham about how we should evaluate schools in a post-pandemic world, the importance of accountability,...
As Legislature Returns, Whose Priorities Will Take Priority?
Happy New Year! After a lackluster 2023 legislative session, hope springs eternal for 2024 as the Missouri Legislature returns to...
The Kansas City Star Is Right
A recent Kansas City Star piece excoriated the Missouri Senate for its behavior and failure in the recently concluded legislative...
“Medicare for All” Remains a Terrible, Terrible Idea
Last December I had the opportunity to have a radio debate with two supporters of Medicare for All, which (in...
New York Shouldn’t Have Offered Amazon $3 Billion. No One Should Have.
This week Amazon announced that it was scrapping its plan to establish a “second headquarters” in New York. The company’s...
The School Choice Barrier from the State of Maine
We often complain about the rancor in politics these days, but politics has always been filled with acrimony and bitterness....
Show-Me Institute Looks Ahead in Wall Street Journal Article
In an article last week about the impact of the recent election on state policy, The Wall Street Journal came...
Education Reform Should Be Top Priority for Missouri’s Leaders
On November 8, Missourians sent a clear message: We want change. Republicans won every major statewide office—all of which but...
A Labor-Day Salute to the Missouri Mule
Everyone knows the expression “stubborn as a mule.” More than a tired cliché, however, that is a doltish misperception, foisted...
