An Undeniable Trend
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) performs an annual forecast of education data that includes enrollment projections of students...
Education Spending: Where Does the Money Go?
As the 2024 legislative session gets underway, we will undoubtedly hear more about teacher pay in Missouri. A key question...
Maybe the Adults Need a Math Test
The media is finally catching on to a trend I’ve discussed often here. The number of elementary and secondary students...
The System We Have Is Not the System We’ve Had
Make no mistake—enrollment in public education in Missouri is shrinking. Last year, we had about 863,000 students, down three percent...
This Is What Number Four Looks Like?
By now, we have all seen that wonderful photo of the young child sitting in the backseat of her parents’...
The Missouri School Rankings Project
UPDATE as of March 12, 2025, MoSchoolRankings.org now has the latest 2023–2024 performance data for every Missouri school and district—plus...
Missouri K-12 Enrollment Declined 3 Percent this Year
New data released by the National Center for Education Statistics (ably summarized here) show a substantial decline in K-12 student...
School Choice through Housing
No one bats an eye when you tell them you prefer buying one house over another because of the local...
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Charter Schools Can Fill the Void in Rural Areas
Finding options for your child’s education can be challenging to begin with, but living in a rural area can make...
Missouri’s Report Card and ESSA Requirements
Event Details: Missouri has spent more than $6 billion in 2019 on public education. Do we know what we are...
Charter Schools Can Exist in Rural Areas, Too
There are 1,300 charter schools in rural and township areas nationwide. Exactly zero of them are in Missouri, and that’s...
Cities May Actually Be the Culprit in Underfunding Schools
Education funding is a hot topic in several states, with lawsuits alleging that state governments are failing to meet their...
Education Savings Accounts for Homeschoolers: Innovation in Action
I recently heard it claimed that homeschooling was an innovative approach to education. It is hard to imagine calling something...
We’ll Gladly Pay You On Tuesday for Teaching Today
J. Wellington Wimpy, the burger-eating cartoon character from the Popeye series, may have been best known for saying, “I’d gladly...
Private Schools Aren’t What You Think They Are
Summer fading into fall and children heading back to school . . . it can mean only one thing: Football...
Want to Value Teachers? Eliminate Salary Schedules
It looks like teachers in Marshfield are finally getting a raise. Teachers are paid on what is known as a...
Comparing Teacher Pay by State Offers Heat, but Little Light
I’m going to tell you something you already know: Teacher salaries are higher in Saint Louis and Kansas City than...
Going Dutch on School Choice
Most people don’t know this, but the Netherlands has had a universal school voucher system since 1917. I know what...
Denying Evidence, Denying Opportunity
Fewer than three out of ten students who enter Saint Louis' Sumner High School in ninth grade will graduate from...
Missouri’s Latest Report Card: C-
The National Center for Education Statistics recently released the latest assessment scores for all 50 states. Missouri ranks in the...
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