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The Science of Reading in Missouri

The Science of Reading in Missouri

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Around the nation, students are struggling to read, and Missouri students are no different. In 2022, the National Assessment of...

Default Rates among Missouri Colleges and Universities

Default Rates among Missouri Colleges and Universities

Oct 6, 2015

The table below (data from the U.S. Department of Education) displays default rates for Missouri colleges and universities over a...

SEMO May Embrace All-You-Can-Eat Education

SEMO May Embrace All-You-Can-Eat Education

Apr 17, 2015

Funnyman Owen Wilson describes the University of Phoenix as “the Harvard of Internet colleges” during an interview with Google in...

Ambulance Service An Example Of Privatization’s Benefits

Ambulance Service An Example Of Privatization’s Benefits

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As first appearing in the Southeast Missourian on 10 Feb, 2014: When I was growing up, I regularly played golf...

Show-Me Institute On Missouri Radio

Show-Me Institute On Missouri Radio

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First Thoughts: If I owned a radio station in Mexico, Mo., I would play Wall of Voodoo all day long....

College Loans: It Seems We ALL Have Them Now

College Loans: It Seems We ALL Have Them Now

Dec 21, 2011

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is asking some state universities for a loan. To be more specific, Gov. Nixon is asking...

‘Where’s the Beef?’ A Reminder That American Beef Products Are Ineligible for Export to China

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Jul 25, 2011

It seems that a bipartisan set of politicians are set on pumping this “send more beef to China” theme in...

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Development Spending by Government Only Multiplies Madness

Jun 16, 2011

Growing up in a small town in Southeast Missouri, life often felt painfully slow. Amusement was limited to the bowling...

Can’t Believe I Missed This Article Last Month …

Can’t Believe I Missed This Article Last Month …

Oct 6, 2008

At the Show-Me Institute, we love ethanol. More to the point, we love writing and blogging about the lunacy of America’s...

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