From Milton Friedman to Modern School Choice with Robert Enlow
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Robert C. Enlow, president and CEO of EdChoice, about the expansion of school choice and the...
Students Who Can’t Read Benefit from Third-Grade Retention
This is the headline from a recent study I conducted in Indiana with my coauthor NaYoung Hwang. We study a...
Third-Grade Retention and Early Literacy Policies
Reading scores in Missouri continue to fall, relative to both past performance and other states. But this trend doesn’t have...
Missouri’s Stagnant Reading Scores
The COVID-19 pandemic began over five years ago. Students in 7th grade during the initial phase of remote learning are...
Let’s Grow Missouri, Literally
We often talk about growing Missouri in abstract ways. We want to grow the economy, grow the tax base, grow...
A Milestone Reached
Nearly thirty years ago in Milwaukee, WI, a private school choice program was launched that gave vouchers to around 10,000...
Add Alabama to the List
Add Alabama to the growing list of states that let parents take their state education dollars to the school of...
And Then There Were Ten
Prior to two years ago, no state offered its families the benefit of choosing their children’s school—either public or private—using...
Add the Buckeyes and the Hoosiers to the List
Don’t think for a moment that Midwesterners don’t need or want to choose their children’s school. As I’ve previously discussed...
Should We Be Surprised about Missouri’s Lack of Education Legislation in 2023?
Missouri officials failed to deliver on promises made to expand school choice in the 2023 legislative session. Failure came both...
Want Better Electricity Prices? Be More Like Illinois
One of the benefits of a cross-border rivalry is the ability to learn from your competitor (with Missouri sometimes learning...
Privatizing Lebanon, Missouri’s Municipal Electric Utility
City officials in Lebanon are considering getting out of the municipal electric business by selling their electric utility or, at...
“If You Ain’t First, You’re Last!”
It’s billed as The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, but the Indianapolis 500 isn’t just a sporting event. At its core,...
What Parents Want
The dust may be finally settling in public education, but not into a familiar pattern. EdChoice—a non-profit based in Indiana—has...
St. Louis City’s Earnings Tax Is Not the Lowest in the Country
The earnings tax was one topic of conversation during a recent forum for St. Louis mayoral candidates. During the forum,...
Should Drivers Fear Privately Operated Toll Roads?
Are privately operated toll roads bad for drivers? Not according to a new study from the Reason Foundation. The study...
The Myth of “Free” Medicaid Expansion
How do you pull the wool over taxpayers’ eyes in making a financial obligation totaling more than $2 billion disappear...
What Does the Research Say about Earning Industry-Recognized Credentials?
As we learn more about the effects of industry-recognized credentials (IRC) for high schoolers, the more impressive these credentials appear...
Missouri Families Deserve Choice
My son, I’m happy to say, is a well-adjusted adult who participates in plenty of active sports—mostly surfing and rock...
Charter Schools Outperform in Indianapolis
In Missouri, because of the narrow availability of school choice, you have to be lucky to have access to charter...
