Don’t Be Fooled
If you’re following the presidential primaries, you might think that everyone has decided that school choice isn’t cool anymore. That’s...
Yes, the Mayor’s Pre-K Program Is a Voucher
As Kansas City considers expanding pre-K on the April 2nd ballot, two things about the research should be made clear:...
What Rural Parents Want
Nearly half of Missouri’s K-12 students live in rural areas. Accordingly, education reform efforts in Missouri should be aimed at...
2018 Blueprint: Education Savings Accounts
THE PROBLEM: Missouri students are underperforming. On the 2015 NAEP exam, only 31% of Missouri 8th-graders were found proficient in...
A New Year’s Resolution for Education Reform
A new year and a new legislative session are upon us, and with them, most likely the same old debates...
School Choice for Me, but Not for Thee: Part 2
In my last post I discussed how some people support school choice for their children, but do not support private...
Education’s Problem Isn’t Too Many Bad Schools; It’s Too Few Great Ones
Often when I participate in hearings and discussions about education policy, I notice a narrow focus on one aspect of...
The Washington Post and St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A Study in Contrasts
Both the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Washington Post editorial boards published pieces this weekend concerning the findings of a new...
Millennials Love School Choice
Millennials often get a bad rap for selfishness and self-righteousness—Times Magazine labelled us the “Me Me Me Generation,” after all—but...
Missouri Lawmakers Debate, Nevada Lawmakers Innovate
While Missouri lawmakers were vigorously debating whether students in chronically failing schools should be allowed to go to better schools,...
If You Haven’t Registered For Our July 31 Friedman Legacy Day Events, What Are You Waiting For?
For a number of years now, we have partnered with the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice to celebrate the...
School Vouchers: NOT A Party Issue?
When it comes to political issues, Americans often are polarized, except about education. School vouchers are one example. In a recent...
School Choice – As American As Individual Liberty
Peter Greene is at it again. Previously, he argued conservatives should not support school choice. Now, he is arguing that...
Should Conservatives Support School Choice?
Recently, an opponent of school choice wrote a piece arguing that conservatives should not support school choice. His arguments were...
Parents Agree: More Is Better
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: We have all seen the commercials: A man is sitting at a...
It’s Difficult To Compete With Free
If it were your decision and you could select any type of school, what type of school would you select...
Survey Says . . . Missourians Dramatically Underestimate Education Spending
Today, Missouri lawmakers voted to override Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a tax cut bill. Immediately, opponents of the...
Missourians Want School Choice
On May 6, the Show-Me Institute and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice will be releasing the findings of a...
Show-Me Now! Missourians Want School Choice
The Show-Me Institute in partnership with the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice conducted a poll of Missouri voters. Missourians overwhelmingly...
Tax Credit Scholarships Leave Parents ‘Very Satisfied’
There is a new report out from the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, “More than Scores: An Analysis of Why and...
