Senate Bill 68: Another Education Omnibus, Part 2
In Part 1 of the post, I detail the journey Senate Bill (SB) 68 took to become another education omnibus...
Should Missouri Consider a 3rd-Grade Retention Policy?
Do you think students should get promoted to the next grade if they do not understand grade-level material? There are...
Comparing the Performance of Public Schools in the City of St. Louis
One common argument against charter schools is that some have low test scores. It’s true that some charter schools, particularly...
Is There a Comeback Story in Missouri Schools?
The 2024 Summer Olympics have come to a close, and there were so many amazing storylines such as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone...
Missouri Needs More Market Forces in Education
In a recent Show-Me Institute paper, Why Markets Matter in Education, Dr. Michael McShane effectively summarizes the importance of free...
Are Missouri Students in School Enough?
Recently, I came across a fascinating paper from Matthew Kraft of Brown University and Sarah Novicoff of Stanford University about...
What if We Decided to Lean in to Testing?
The College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) program teaches college-level coursework to high school students and then tests their knowledge with...
Should More Missouri Students Be Held Back?
Around the country, states are considering implementing policies that would hold back a larger number of 3rd graders who are...
20 Missouri Districts Seek Exemption from the Missouri Assessment Program (Part 2)
Twenty districts in Missouri are seeking a federal waiver in order to be exempt from the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP)....
