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...
So Predictable
For almost a year there have been dire discussions of a coming “fiscal cliff” in public education spending. What is...
Well, that Was Fast
Recently, the commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced that she would be departing her...
Riverview Gardens and Normandy Are Regaining Local Control
After a decade of state control, the Missouri Board of Education recently announced it will restore local control to two...
Missouri Students Are Sadly Still Struggling
Recently, DESE released the preliminary results of the 2023 Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), and the results were bad enough to...
Open Enrollment in St. Louis Schools: 55 Years in the Making
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When the Spainhower Commission issued its final report in 1968,...
Is SALT Really a Priority for Schools Right Now?
With families enduring yet another chaotic school year of mask mandates, vaccination mandates, school closures, and shortages of substitute teachers...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Show-Me Institute analysts have been saying for quite some time that parents need choices when it comes to their children’s...
School Start-Date Flexibility: A Short-Term Win for Local Control
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has provided school districts an opportunity to take back some autonomy over...
