Crime, Public Safety, and Perception in St. Louis with Braxton Steele
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Braxton Steele, intern at the Show-Me Institute and student at Missouri State University, about his summer...
School Choice Is Good – Part 1
For the past several years, the Missouri Secretary of State has partnered with the Hunt Institute to host the Missouri...
“Loyalty Oaths” in University Employment Should Be a Non-starter
Colleges and universities have been implementing diversity initiatives for many years now. I’ve commented on the massive problems inherent in...
Release: Show-Me Institute Names Two New Directors
Show-Me Institute Names Two New Directors Dr. James V. Shuls will serve as Director of Research and a Senior Fellow...
We’re Number Four? With James V. Shuls
Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls about his return to the Show-Me Institute, the Heritage Foundation’s Education Freedom Report Card,...
Yes, Mr. Pratt, Critical Race Theory is Being Taught and Trained in Missouri K-12
Wes Pratt is the chief diversity officer of Missouri State University, and late last week Mr. Pratt gave a presentation...
Why Does Missouri Make it So Difficult?
In Missouri, it may seem like school choice is only for Kansas City and St. Louis, since they are the...
We’re on the Road to Nowhere . . .
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released preliminary test scores for the 2018–19 school year. And for...
Missouri Poised to Raise the Age
Today, the Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill 793, which the House passed earlier this week. With the Governor’s signature, the...
What Is the Cost of ‘Raising the Age’?
On December 1, legislation was prefiled that would raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18 years old rather than...
Default Rates among Missouri Colleges and Universities
The table below (data from the U.S. Department of Education) displays default rates for Missouri colleges and universities over a...
College Loans: It Seems We ALL Have Them Now
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is asking some state universities for a loan. To be more specific, Gov. Nixon is asking...
Republic, Missouri Has Come Unstuck in Time
When I was a freshman in high school, I read Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel Slaughterhouse Five. I didn’t fully understand...
Springfield and City Utilities Audit Cries Out for Simpsons References
Seriously, how can you not imagine the leadership of Springfield City Utilities hiding their worst employees in the basement when...
Mizzou 38, OU 35
No, this is not a post about football. The University of Missouri?Columbia has won approval to drop the hyphen from...
State Invertebrate
I have mixed feelings about the state invertebrate. (Thanks, Combest!) I love crayfish, and creating new state symbols is about...
ID Bill unnecessary, MSU debacle demonstrates
Currently making its way through the house is an "intellectual diversity" bill intended to: require all public institutions of higher...
Free inquiry, not legislation, should insure intellectual diversity
A recent controversy has arisen over the state of intellectual diversity in Missouri’s colleges and universities. A proposed house bill...
