New Report on Federal Relief Funds in Missouri
Are Missouri politicians the rare breed that don’t spend money when it’s handed to them . . . or are...
An Ever-changing Landscape
This fall, Missouri public school districts scrambled to create plans to deliver education to families that needed virtual instruction and...
SCOTUS Delivers Key School Choice Victory
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue....
Back to School
The news of the past week makes one thing clear: Not everyone has the same risk tolerance for COVID-19 exposure....
How Missouri Can Serve Its Low-Income Gifted Students
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education states that “Missouri school districts are expected to provide programs of instruction suitable...
Occupational Licensing Reform Could Save the State Money
The Missouri Legislature is currently considering bills that could change how the state deals with occupational licensing. Allowing people to...
They’re Back! Film Tax Credits Haunt the Missouri Legislature
Like a horror film bogeyman, legislation creating film tax credits is back! Both HB2027 and HB1767 attempt to set up...
Raise a Toast: Missouri Three-Tier Speech Prohibition Struck Down
While it remains an issue of generally low public awareness, Missouri’s three-tier alcohol regulatory system is one that the average...
School Choice Fails, While Corporate Welfare Succeeds in the Missouri Legislature
No one enters the legislature saying, “I’m going to be the champion of corporate welfare.” Many, however, do say they...
Who’s Afraid of Charter Schools?
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board wrote a fearmongering editorial about charter schools becoming a potential option for suburban parents....
Go On Take Your Money and Run
Some time ago I relied on the song “I’d Love to Change the World” by Ten Years After to tell...
There Is Not a Teacher Retention Crisis in Missouri
I wasn’t able to attend the recent meeting for the Missouri State Board of Education, but from what I can...
2018: A Bad Year for Government-failure Deniers
Are you a government-failure denier – someone who believes that the government that governs best is one that overflows with...
2018: A Bad Year for Government-failure Deniers
Are you a government-failure denier – someone who believes that the government that governs best is one that overflows with...
Let Bryce’s Law Live Up to Its Potential
Parenting is hard. We want to do more than just keep our children safe and happy. We try to give...
It’s Time to Fund Bryce’s Law
Dwight Scharnhorst was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 2006. Shortly thereafter his grandson, Bryce, was diagnosed with...
How and Why Prop A Will Boost Jobs and Growth
Outside of Missouri, the most closely watched contest in the Aug. 7 elections here will not be any of the...
School Districts: Time to Turn in Your Homework
Taxpayers pay thousands of dollars a year to support their local school districts. Shouldn’t they be able to monitor how...
It’s a Gas Gas Tax!
With apologies to The Rolling Stones, I write today about the Missouri Legislature’s passage of HB 1460. The bill would...
Missouri Legislature Follows the Blueprint and Passes Course Access
Do you remember January of 2016? Adele’s Hello was displaced by Justin Bieber’s Sorry at the top of the Billboard...
