Missouri Ranked as Second Most Dangerous State to Drive in
When I first moved to the City of St. Louis, I became instantly aware of the danger of driving in...
More Districts to Try New Standardized Testing System
This school year, six St. Louis-area school districts will begin using a new adaptive testing system to assess student performance...
Bullying and Public School Funding
I recently came upon a news story that claimed, “Education researchers say Missouri could do more to prevent bullying.” The...
The Pitch’s Half-hearted Crime Research
In a recent interview with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, The Pitch magazine tried its best to support the contention...
Is There a Comeback Story in Missouri Schools?
The 2024 Summer Olympics have come to a close, and there were so many amazing storylines such as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone...
Missouri Needs More Market Forces in Education
In a recent Show-Me Institute paper, Why Markets Matter in Education, Dr. Michael McShane effectively summarizes the importance of free...
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...
Missouri Taxpayer Bill of Rights, Back to School, and STL County Changes
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: a Missouri Taxpayer Bill of Rights, St. Louis...
Slashing the Income Tax to Zero
As a former Tennessee resident, I think I am still mentally recovering from paying a state income tax. It’s not...
Jackson County COMBAT Is Still a Failure
It’s been a few years since we’ve checked in with COMBAT, Jackson County, Missouri’s Community Backed Anti-Crime Tax. Back in...
Apparently, Failing to Meet Promises Is Not a Violation of K.C. Subsidies Regime
In 2019, I wondered where those jobs were that Cerner promised to create in return for the subsidies handed to...
Transparency Yields Results
It was only a matter of time before the benefits of hospital price transparency became evident. Recently, the St. Louis...
Do the Election Results Change the Border War?
On August 7, Patrick Tuohey joined Mundo in the Morning on KCMO to discuss the recent Missouri elections and whether...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Spent Nuclear Fuel?
Did you know that the United States could be powered only by nuclear waste for 100 years? After fuel rods...
CON-sanity
Much of Missouri is suffering from a healthcare shortage, and unfortunately, the state’s hospitals are helping keep it that way....
Exempting Childcare Facilities from Taxes Is a Bad Idea
A version of this commentary ran in various newspapers across the state, including the Springfield Business Journal. On August 6, along...
A Policy That Could Help Lower Missouri Electric Bills
While summer is actually my favorite time of the year, it’s also hard on my wallet. As air conditioning use...
The Chiefs and Royals Restart the Border War with Patrick Tuohey
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about the Missouri-Kansas border war...
KCPS is Getting Serious About Evidence-Based Reading
These past few months, I have been trying to learn Korean—and boy, is it difficult. I feel like I am...
What Fiscal Cliff?
Data on teachers and staff show that the number of public school district employees hit an all-time high last year,...
