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The Long Fight for Educational Freedom with Neal McCluskey and James Shuls

The Long Fight for Educational Freedom with Neal McCluskey and James Shuls

Nov 6, 2025

Learn more about the book here: www.cato.org/books/fighting-freedom-learn Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls, fellow at the Show-Me Institute and head of...

The Role of Culture and Character in Education with Jason Bedrick

The Role of Culture and Character in Education with Jason Bedrick

Mar 7, 2025

James Shuls, senior fellow of education policy at the Show-Me Institute and head of the K-12 education reform branch of...

Education Choice in Rural America with Jason Bedrick

Education Choice in Rural America with Jason Bedrick

Feb 8, 2023

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jason Bedrick. Jason Bedrick a research fellow in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage...

Watch: School Choice Mythbusting

Watch: School Choice Mythbusting

Mar 11, 2022

Have you ever wondered: Do the narratives continually pushed by defenders of the status quo in education actually hold up?...

School Choice Mythbusting Virtual Event

School Choice Mythbusting Virtual Event

Feb 17, 2022

Have you ever wondered: Do the narratives continually pushed by defenders of the status quo in education actually hold up?...

Legislator Training Resource Page – Education Choice in Missouri

Legislator Training Resource Page – Education Choice in Missouri

Jan 3, 2021

Watch the recorded program here PROGRAM AGENDA  Program Open Dr. Susan Pendergrass – Director of Research and Education Policy at...

The Washington Post and St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A Study in Contrasts

The Washington Post and St. Louis Post-Dispatch: A Study in Contrasts

May 10, 2017

Both the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Washington Post editorial boards published pieces this weekend concerning the findings of a new...

Education Savings Accounts Found Constitutional in Nevada

Education Savings Accounts Found Constitutional in Nevada

May 27, 2016

Last week, a Clark County judge threw out a constitutional challenge to Nevada’s landmark education savings account program.  The ACLU...

New Study Shows Negative Effect for Vouchers. We’ve Got Some Explaining To Do.

New Study Shows Negative Effect for Vouchers. We’ve Got Some Explaining To Do.

Jan 7, 2016

After an unbroken streak of gold-standard, random assignment studies finding either positive or neutral results for school voucher programs, a...

Vindication for New Hampshire’s Scholarship Tax Credit Program

Vindication for New Hampshire’s Scholarship Tax Credit Program

Aug 29, 2014

In February, the Show-Me Institute released “Live Free and Learn: A Case Study of New Hampshire’s Scholarship Tax Credit Program,”...

Senate Bill 493 Is Not A School Choice Bill

Senate Bill 493 Is Not A School Choice Bill

May 17, 2014

On Thursday, the Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 493. Described as the “transfer fix,” the bill contains many provisions. One...

Expanded Opportunities: A Discussion About Tax Credit Scholarships

Expanded Opportunities: A Discussion About Tax Credit Scholarships

May 2, 2014

Many students in unaccredited school districts want and need better educational options. However, Missouri’s public school leaders do not want...

Mark Your Calendars For Our April 25 Tax Credit Scholarship Event

Mark Your Calendars For Our April 25 Tax Credit Scholarship Event

Apr 11, 2014

When I speak about tax credit scholarships, I get a lot of questions: What is a tax credit scholarship? How...

Don’t Forget About Homeschoolers!

Don’t Forget About Homeschoolers!

Apr 1, 2014

New Hampshire is one of 14 states that have implemented a tax credit scholarship program for students. Essentially, these programs...

Announcing New Case Study: Live Free and Learn

Announcing New Case Study: Live Free and Learn

Mar 3, 2014

Over the course of the past year, I have spoken and written a lot about tax credit scholarships. When I...

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