The Lifetime Pandemic Education Tax
Dr. Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, has been studying the relationship between academic...
Leaving a Trillion Dollars on the Table
In recent years, Missouri’s economic growth has been anemic. While nationwide states have averaged 2.0% growth in GDP since 2009,...
State Departments of Education Should Stop Trying to Predict Who Will Be a Good Teacher
Teacher quality is hugely important. The difference between a good teacher and a bad teacher can be as much as...
Video: The Economic Value of Teacher Quality
Eric Hanushek, Ph.D., shows that the quality of education is closely related to national economic growth. He has authored or...
In Education, Money Itself Is Not The Answer
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State address correctly identified education as a key policy area this year. This...
Governor Nixon And Higher Education
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon recently stated that “education is the best economic development tool available.” He is correct: an educated...
Mo’ Money Will Not Solve MO Problems
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a lot of money? So much money that you could do everything you want...
Some School Districts Rarely Terminate Teachers
Missourinet reports today that legislative attempts to reform Missouri teacher tenure laws are being stopped in the Senate. Missouri Sen....
Missouri: Where the Women Are Strong, the Men Are Good Looking, And Every Teacher is Above Average?
Last week, Ben Barnes, a Show-Me Institute intern, wrote about the teacher tenure reform bill that Missouri legislators are considering....
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