In Education, Money Itself Is Not The Answer
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State address correctly identified education as a key policy area this year. This...
Missouri Students: Still Stuck In The Middle
Last fall, I wrote about how Missouri’s education system was stuck in the middle and showing little sign of improvement....
Governor Nixon And Higher Education
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon recently stated that “education is the best economic development tool available.” He is correct: an educated...
Standards-Based Reform Lacks Evidence
This past weekend, I was featured prominently in a story by Elisa Crouch of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the...
Mo’ Money Will Not Solve MO Problems
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a lot of money? So much money that you could do everything you want...
Celebrating Mediocrity
The 2011 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress for vocabulary were recently released. Missouri once again ranked near...
Proposition B: Forcing Smokers to Cough Up for Education
Non-smokers may think they have nothing to lose if they vote to increase taxes on tobacco products in Missouri. And...
Disease* Runs Rampant In Missouri Public Schools
Baumol’s disease is running rampant in Missouri public schools. Before you jump in the mini-van and rush to school to...
Stuck In The Middle: Missouri’s Academic Gains
Last month, a few notable education scholars released a study titled Achievement Growth: International and U.S. State Trends in Student Performance....
Stuck In The Middle: Missouri’s Middling Academic Achievement
I previously displayed Missouri’s rankings in terms of student achievement. On the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, Missouri fourth...
Has MSTA’s Legislative Director Moved To Lake Wobegon?
Apparently the legislative director of the Missouri State Teacher’s Association (MSTA) has moved to Lake Wobegon. On the MSTA’s blog...
Real School Choice Options Would Help to Narrow Educational Achievement Gap
This week, organizations across the country are holding events to celebrate National School Choice Week, so it’s worth taking a...
Thoughts on Liberating Learning: The Need for Achievement
The second chapter of Liberating Learning is “The Need for Achievement.” The authors present data from NAEP and international tests...
Educational Progress, or Lack Thereof
Andrew Coulson of Cato responds to the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data here. The picture is bleak....
Challenging Business as Usual
Despite spending more per student than all but two states, maintaining a 14:1 student-to-teacher ratio, and offering among the higher...
Rothstein: School Improvement Has Been Hunky-Dory
This month’s topic at Cato Unbound is "Can the Schools Be Fixed?" and it kicks off with an essay by...
