Teacher Pay: You Can Go with This, or You Can Go with That
The 2001 music video for “Weapon of Choice,” a big beat, electronic song by Fatboy Slim (with Bootsy Collins), featured...
A “Scheme” Worth Looking Into
It’s no secret that Medicaid costs are through the roof. But what if I told you there’s a federal program...
Should More Missouri Students Be Held Back?
Around the country, states are considering implementing policies that would hold back a larger number of 3rd graders who are...
Problems with Paperwork
If they knew they didn’t have to, would anyone do paperwork? Over the past few months, I’ve talked a lot...
A State at Risk: Education in Missouri
In 1983, the Reagan administration released the results of a nationwide evaluation of America’s education system in a report titled...
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...
20 Missouri Districts Get the Green Light to Try New Assessment System
New beginnings are in the air in Missouri. Some families are sending their children off to college for the first...
Where Are the Students?
In addition to declining enrollment, public education in Missouri has another serious problem—chronic absenteeism. Schools have been reopened for two...
So, What Exactly Should Missouri Do About Property Taxes and Assessments? Part Two
In my prior post about property assessments and taxes in Missouri, I highlighted a few things we can do immediately...
Can Missouri Be a Leader in a Nuclear Energy Resurgence?
In my last post, I discussed the ADVANCE Act, which would lower barriers to the construction of advanced modular nuclear...
And Then There Was One
Of the 45 states with charter schools, Missouri is now the only one that doesn’t have suburban, small town, or...
Cherry-picked Data Can’t Hide the Truth about Missouri’s Workforce
A version of the following commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A couple of weeks ago CNBC released its...
Oppenheimer Is Not the Only Interesting Thing in Nuclear this Summer
With the recent release of Oppenheimer (which I saw—it was awesome), it feels like an appropriate time to talk about...
I Guess Rural Iowa Is Entirely Different than Rural Missouri
Rural Missouri families, I’m told, don’t want or need school choice. They love their local schools, and there aren’t any...
Welfare Cliffs, Special Elections, and Nuclear Reactors
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Missouri’s new transitional benefits law, Chesterfield discussing the...
The Budget-busting Cost of Waiting
I can describe Missouri’s current Medicaid situation in three words: Time is money. As I wrote last month, our state...
September 6 Event – Corey DeAngelis: The Case for School Choice
RECEPTION: 5:00 P.M. PRESENTATION : 6:00 P.M. Join the Show-Me Institute in St. Louis, Missouri at our annual Next Gen...
Just the Fax, Ma’am: Dubious “Rankings” Press Release Emphasizes Importance of Transparency (part 2)
In part one of this post, I discussed a document posted to Governor Mike Parson’s webpage containing some claims that...
Just the Fax, Ma’am: Dubious “Rankings” Press Release Emphasizes Importance of Transparency (part 1)
Last month, Governor Mike Parson’s office posted the following infographic on its website to minor fanfare: Unsurprisingly, this document found...
So, What Exactly Should Missouri Do about Property Taxes and Assessments?
Property assessment increases are driving people crazy throughout Missouri. People love it when their homes increase in value, except when...
