Information Overload and Missouri School Report Cards
Have you ever started reading the warning label on an over-the-counter drug like aspirin or ibuprofen? Ever finished one? Probably...
New State Board of Education Has a Long To-Do List
A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. Governor Kehoe has appointed four new members to the Missouri...
Performance Districts and Education Spending
The State of Missouri provides almost half of the funding for public education in the Show-Me State. In its latest...
Celebrate Educational Freedom: A Lesson from Florida
I recently learned that Florida was ranked first on the 2025 ALEC Index of State Education Freedom. That ranking did...
Where Did the Report Cards Go?
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is an agency in the executive branch that carries out the...
Will the New Commissioner of Education Bring More Accountability to Missouri School Districts?
I guess we have our answer. On November 25, 2024, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released...
Make Missouri Education Great
President-Elect Trump has repeatedly stated his desire to close the U.S. Department of Education and return education back to the...
Missouri is Spending Less on Instruction
When considering the costs of running a school, we may think of items like teacher salaries, classroom technology, textbooks, and...
St. Louis Public Schools Exemplifies the Need for Educational Transparency
St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) has been in the news a lot recently, and not for the best reasons. The...
