Let Georgia Keep Paying to Promote Missouri
Last year I wrote about how Georgia taxpayers were effectively subsidizing Missouri by offering tax credits to produce Netflix’s show,...
Private School Choice Students More Likely to Graduate College
Private school may be the most appealing education option for some families, but also the most unfeasible. In Florida, low-income...
Do Fewer Remedial Course-takers Mean Better-prepared College Students?
It’s tempting to assume that when Missouri high schools hand out diplomas, graduates are ready for postsecondary education. But far...
The Child Poverty Rate in Mississippi County Is How High?
In December of last year, the U.S. Census Bureau released its most recent American Community Survey data, including five-year estimates...
Here Are the Latest Census Data on Poverty in Missouri
Between 2016 and 2017, the poverty rate in Missouri decreased from 14.0 percent to 13.4 percent and the child poverty...
Kansas City and St. Louis Battling National Trends
From costly bad bets subsidizing the development of Kansas City’s Power & Light District to promoting the St. Louis Ballpark...
Missouri’s Starting Teacher Salary Is Higher Than Previously Reported
“Missouri ranks 49th nationally in average starting teacher salary at $31,842.” This quote comes from an ABC 17 news report,...
Show-Me Institute Issues Brief Regarding “Pay to Stay”
Recently the Columbia Missourian ran a story about jail bond bills—payments that defendants are required to make to cover their...
State of the State Highlights Show-Me Research
In Governor Parson’s State of the State address last week, he touched on many topics that Show-Me Institute analysts have...
When Students Aren’t Proficient Readers, Education Savings Accounts Can Help
For students just beginning elementary school, starting off on the wrong foot can have big consequences. Unfortunately, many Missouri students...
There Is Not a Teacher Retention Crisis in Missouri
I wasn’t able to attend the recent meeting for the Missouri State Board of Education, but from what I can...
New Year, New Sales Taxes
By now it shouldn’t surprise us. As we head into the new year, governments across Missouri are getting ready to...
Kansas City and St. Louis Increasingly in Debt
In June 2013, the Show-Me Institute published a paper comparing St. Louis and Kansas City’s expenses with six peer cities....
Missouri’s Biggest Cities Spend $100 Million Annually Just to Give Away Money!
An excellent story in the St. Louis Business Journal points out that according to a recent study by the Milken...
Proposal to Make PACER Free to the Public Deserves Support
Court documents are, generally speaking, public information, and in Missouri the public has free access to a vast array of...
Innovation in Child Care Coming from Private-Sector Employers
Here’s a problem most working parents have faced: You’ve found a good sitter or daycare center for your children, but...
2018: A Bad Year for Government-failure Deniers
Are you a government-failure denier – someone who believes that the government that governs best is one that overflows with...
Opportunities for Medicaid Reform
Last month the voters in Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah approved ballot initiatives to expand Medicaid, reigniting discussions regarding the prospect...
Are Missouri Teacher Salaries Going Down?
Last year, teachers went on strike in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arizona, and Colorado and a general sense of unrest...
New Year’s Resolutions for DESE
The holidays are upon us, and now that we have a quorum on the state board of education and a...
