Kansas City’s War on Voters
The Show-Me Institute has written extensively about efforts by government officials in St. Louis to keep the public from voting...
Questions for the Kansas City Public Schools Master Plan
The Kansas City Public School’s new master strategic plan has already attracted its fair share of controversy. Closing Southwest, a...
We’re Number 5! We’re Number 5!
Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released a report on the market share of charter schools in cities...
Show-Me Now! An Opportunity for Reform in KC
Kansas City will hire a new superintendent this year. How will that change education in the city. Show-Me Institute Director...
New Superintendent Gives Kansas City Opportunity to Rethink School Organization
For the 5th time in 16 years, the Kansas City Public Schools are in the market for a new superintendent. ...
If charter schools are ruining education in Missouri, more please!
The Kansas City and St. Louis school districts saw two of the largest gains in the country in their graduation...
Kansas City’s Property Tax Abatement Problem
Just the other day, an unsigned Kansas City Star editorial considered the near future for the new Kansas City Council: Supporters of universal...
Audit the Kansas City Public Schools
We actually went back about eight years and found that there was over $25 million paid in stipends either unapproved,...
Charter Schools: From B to A
Missouri has made significant gains in its use of charter schools as educational options. Recently, the state earned a B...
St. Louis Public Schools Saving School Buildings for a Rainy Day
Yesterday, the Senate Education Committee conducted a hearing on House Bill 42. Brittany Wagner and I submitted testimony with suggestions...
Ideas for Kansas City Schools: Focus on Teachers
Last night the Show-Me Institute partnered with the Kansas City Federalist Society for a panel discussion on the Future of...
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...
School Visit Series: A Charter With a Community Impact
In Missouri, educational choice often involves students leaving a community to attend a quality school, but it is the reverse...
Kansas City Public Schools Embraces Charter Education
On Wednesday, the Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) Board of Education voted to submit an application to the Department of Elementary...
Ideas for Kansas City Schools: Pay Teachers More Sooner
Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) is seeking input from parents, school staff, and the community about how it might regain and...
An Idea for Kansas City Schools: Give Principals Power
Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) is seeking input from parents, school staff, and the community about how it might regain and...
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...
Imagine: Kansas City Schools Attracting Residents
We have heard it for years: Kansas City schools are so bad that it is driving people from the city...
Few Students Transfer From Kansas City Public Schools – Thanks To Charter Schools
It is always risky when you make predictions; but aside from the time I bet against the Harlem Globetrotters, I’m...
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...
