Harrisonville Goes for a Local Gas Tax
Harrisonville, in Cass County, has three local tax and bond issues on the November 4 ballot. This being a November...
The Future of Federal Education Policy with Christy Wolfe
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Christy Wolfe, director of K–12 policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, about major shifts in federal...
Reform First, Dollars Second
If policymakers were worried about the One Big Beautiful Bill’s impact on healthcare in Missouri, they may soon find it’s...
Considering Coal-to-Nuclear Transitions in Missouri
Kansas’s Department of Commerce and Evergy (the state’s largest utility) are partnering with TerraPower, a leading nuclear developer, to explore...
Jefferson City Residents Should Be Skeptical of Conference Center Project
A version of this commentary appeared in the News-Tribune. On November 4, Jefferson City voters will decide on a proposal to...
Springfield Voters Should Be Skeptical About Convention Center Claims
A version of this commentary appeared in the Springfield Business Journal. On November 4, Springfield voters will decide on a proposal...
PRiME Summit Celebrates Schools with Impressive Test Score Growth
I was fortunate to attend an event in late September celebrating Missouri schools that demonstrate high test score growth. The...
Four-Day School Week Votes and School Choice in Missouri
The four-day school week (4dsw) has become quite popular in the Show-Me State. More than 180 of our state’s 518...
Unsafe Schools and Parental Empowerment with Tiara Jordan-Sutton
Susan Pendergrass talks with Tiara Jordan-Sutton, Founder and Executive Director of Activate Missouri, about school safety, parental power in education,...
The Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO)
The Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO) is a federal safeguard created under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which ensures...
Use Taxes on the Ballot in Missouri This November
There are several cities seeking to impose use taxes during special elections on November 4. These cities include Ladue and...
The Free-City Project for Missouri
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. In 2001, a group of very libertarian-minded activists launched...
What Are My Schooling Options as a Missouri Parent?
Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with a parent who wanted to know what schooling options were available...
Medicaid in Trouble?
Missouri’s Medicaid enrollment numbers are telling a story, but it may not be one that the federal government wants to...
MetroLink Line Canceled, SNAP Reform, and Missouri’s Reading Crisis | Roundtable
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: the cancellation of the St. Louis MetroLink Green...
More SNAP Changes: Restoring Thrift
Four years ago, the federal government orchestrated the largest year-to-year growth in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in history....
Springfield Needs Charter Schools
A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. Of Missouri’s four largest cities—Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, and...
Wildwood’s Big Mistake
During my time at the Show-Me Institute, I have regularly cited Wildwood as an example of a city that exercised...
Tennessee Lands Another Nuclear Project
I really love my hometown of Clinton in East Tennessee. It’s a beautiful place where I grew up, went to...
Students Who Can’t Read Benefit from Third-Grade Retention
This is the headline from a recent study I conducted in Indiana with my coauthor NaYoung Hwang. We study a...
