When Will Missouri Lawmakers Hear a School Choice Bill?
Last week, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ran a headline declaring, “Plenty of talk, scarcity of answers when it comes to...
It’s Groundhog Day for Saint Louis and NFL Stadiums
The story is everywhere: Saint Louis is in danger of losing its NFL team because the city’s current stadium is...
New Year’s Resolutions for Missouri Lawmakers
As first appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Are you listening, Missouri lawmakers? This is the Ghost of Christmas Past....
Students Need Choice, Not-Pie-in-the-Sky Solutions
When the chairman of the Black Leadership Roundtable announced his plan for ensuring Saint Louis-area students have access to a...
Students Need Choice, Not-Pie-in-the-Sky Solutions
When the chairman of the Black Leadership Roundtable announced his plan for ensuring Saint Louis-area students have access to a...
Ideas for Kansas City Schools: Pay Teachers More Sooner
Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) is seeking input from parents, school staff, and the community about how it might regain and...
North-South MetroLink Line Wasteful, Unnecessary
A group of Saint Louis officials and former regional planners are again making the case for a north-south MetroLink line,...
Our Take on Amendment 3
There’s been a lot of talk about Amendment 3, which limits teacher contracts to three years and ties evaluations to personnel...
That’s Why We Need More School Choice
Lorrine and Naomi Goodloe. Photo by Robert Cohen, [email protected] As someone who studies the issue of education policy quite closely,...
Charity Is Not Your Strong Suit, Francis Howell
On Wednesday, Elisa Crouch and Jessica Bock of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Francis Howell will allow transfer students...
Will Regulations Keep Uber Out of Columbia?
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently reported that Uber is considering expanding its service to Columbia, Missouri. While Uber’s entrance could...
The Nanny State Of Nannies: Missouri’s New Day Care Regulations
Being a working mom isn’t easy — I know this because I am one. If the dark circles under...
St. Louis Taxicab Regulations Needlessly Stifle Innovation
In a recent editorial in the Post-Dispatch, the co-owner of a St. Louis area cab company cautions us to remember,...
Want Better Teachers In High-Need Schools? Fix Pensions
What if instead of busing students from failing school districts to accredited ones, we bused great teachers from accredited schools...
Walkability In Saint Louis: My Feet Are My Only Carriage
Recently, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an article discussing the walkability of the Saint Louis area. The article focuses on a...
I Feel Like I’m Taking Crazy Pills
On May 16, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board invoked the historic Brown vs. the Board of Education case in a...
MetroLink: The Great Race – Part Deux
On Friday, May 9, Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) held a race between the MetroLink, cars, and bikers from one...
Post Dispatch’s Criticism Of Sen. Chappelle-Nadal Misses the Mark
Patrick Gibbons, public affairs manager for Step Up for Students – Florida’s only tax credit scholarship organization – has a great...
Video: Our School Choice Event Is Now Online
On April 25, the Show-Me Institute was delighted to have Missouri Sen. John Lamping (R-Dist. 24), Missouri Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal...
Unappointed Charter School Commission Undermines Intent Of Law
In 2012, the Missouri General Assembly passed a bipartisan charter school law. As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported, the bill...
