The Future of Education in Kansas City
On Monday, I’ll be participating in a panel discussion on the Future of Education in Kansas City. This event is...
Show-Me Now! National School Choice Week
This week is National School Choice Week. The Show-Me Institute participated in events in Kansas City and Saint Louis. James...
Students Need Choice, Not-Pie-in-the-Sky Solutions
When the chairman of the Black Leadership Roundtable announced his plan for ensuring Saint Louis-area students have access to a...
Show-Me Now! Missouri’s Economic Growth is in the Cellar
Show-Me Institute Chief Economist Joseph Haslag, Ph.D., notes the declining economic growth in Missouri compared to the rest of the...
Show-Me Now! School Choice: Back to Francis Howell
James Shuls, Ph.D., talks about the Goodloe family’s decision to leave the Normandy School District and return to Francis Howell...
Debate: Does More Government Help Or Hurt?
This debate hosted at the Kansas City Library and sponsored by the Show-Me Institute addressed the question: does more government...
Are Charters the Next Step for Private Schools?
Friedman Legacy Day St. Louis: Part 1: Are Charters The Next Step For Private Schools? In the first part of...
Delays and Blockades: Certificate of Need in Saint Louis
Imagine you are eight years old, and you want to go into the business of selling lemonade. When walking around...
Privatization in Education-Not as Scary as Some Think
As first appearing in Education News: In a classic episode of The Three Stooges, the phrase “Niagara Falls” triggered a...
Teacher Retirement System Demands Reform
As first appearing in the Columbia Tribune: If the lovable bear Winnie the Pooh has a downside, it is his...
Charter Schools – More Bang For The Buck!
Whether it is chips at the grocery store or miles per gallon, it’s always good to get more for less....
Creationism, The Left’s Weapon Against School Choice
Should taxpayers be compelled to fund schools that teach concepts that support junk science or violate their convictions? The growing...
Want Better Teachers In High-Need Schools? Fix Pensions
What if instead of busing students from failing school districts to accredited ones, we bused great teachers from accredited schools...
Allowing Normandy Students To Return Makes Sense To The Head And The Heart
A Joint Statement From Adolphus M. Pruitt and James V. Shuls In the fall of 2013, students from the unaccredited...
Power Play In Southeast Missouri
Ameren is one of the state’s largest electrical utilities. Noranda is an aluminum company in Southeast Missouri that, due to...
Show-Me Now! Missouri’s Economy is Lagging Behind
Show-Me Institute Research Fellow Rik Hafer, Ph.D., discusses how Missouri’s economy has performed since 2000 relative to its neighbors and...
Burns and Mac Does Not Ask For Moon: NASA Calls Them ‘Responsible Corporate Citizen’
One theme being bandied about regarding Burns and McDonnell’s request for tax subsidies is that company officials did not ask...
May 6 (Columbia): 2014 Legislative Session: The Home Stretch
Missouri Rep. Chris Kelly (D-Columbia) and Show-Me Institute Chief Economist Joseph Haslag, Ph.D., talk about Missouri's 2014 legislative session.
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.
Current Teacher Pension Systems Impose A “Tariff” On Labor
As first appearing in TeacherPensions.org on 25 Feb, 2014, and Education Next on 26 Feb, 2014: In Missouri, students in...
