What’s in a NAEP Score?
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called the Nation’s Report Card, is the gold standard for measuring academic...
Understanding the One Big Beautiful Bill with Elias Tsapelas
Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the Show-Me Institute, to break...
Schools After the Storm with Noah Devine
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Noah Devine, executive director of the Missouri Charter Public Schools Association, about how charter schools in...
Missouri Finally Dials in Telemedicine Reform
Following years of unanswered calls, lawmakers finally delivered much-needed reform to the state’s telemedicine laws in the waning days of...
Why Missouri Needs Universal Open Enrollment
Missouri parents deserve real choices when it comes to their children’s education. Open enrollment—the ability for students to attend a...
Why the New Property Tax Rules in Missouri Are Bad, Part 2
This is the second in a series of blog posts about why the new property tax legislation passed as part...
Mission Impossible and Nuclear Energy: President Trump’s New Executive Orders
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. While I will avoid any spoilers, the new movie,...
The Lost Decade of Education Reform with Steven F. Wilson
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass is joined by Steven F. Wilson, senior fellow at the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy...
Grading for Equity in San Francisco, and What It Means for Missouri
Under intense public pressure, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) recently walked back from a controversial “Grading for Equity”...
