It Depends on What You Mean by “Accredited”
Parents: Read the fine print. A recent blog post on chronic student absenteeism was written under the assumption that a...
What Will the City’s New MetroLink Tax Get Us?
Last year, voters in the City of St. Louis approved a rather ambiguous half-percent sales tax hike, Proposition 1. Sixty...
Time to Take out the Trash
On the heels of a report finding that St. Louis has some of the poorest-quality city services in America, residents...
More Reason to be Skeptical of Economic Development Incentives
If you’re hoping that a new report on Kansas City’s economic development incentives accurately assesses their value, I’ve got some...
Missouri Public Teachers, Take Note: Union Membership Is Optional
It’s back to school time, and new teachers have a little homework to do before the start of the school...
Fall 2018 Internships
The Show-Me Institute is pleased to offer internship opportunities for Fall 2018. Internships are open to current undergraduate and graduate...
How and Why Prop A Will Boost Jobs and Growth
Outside of Missouri, the most closely watched contest in the Aug. 7 elections here will not be any of the...
If Business Owners Want a More Skilled Workforce, They Shouldn’t Forget about Charter Schools
Last week in Columbia, business and education stakeholders expressed their concerns over the preparedness of Missouri’s future workers. As part...
How Well Are Missouri Cities Run?
Not so well, according to the personal finance website WalletHub in their “2018’s Best- & Worst-Run Cities in America” article....
Another Study Is Just What St. Louis Doesn’t Need
Kicking bad habits can be tough. When you know you’re doing something that’s bad for you, planning to quit is...
City Chooses Highest Bidder to Conduct Economic Development Analysis
While we wait for the city’s report on economic development incentives, over a year late at this point, we thought...
Taxpayer Largesse Unnecessary, Wasteful in U City Development
University City officials seem far too eager to give away taxpayer dollars to developers who are hardly in need of...
Where Is That City Report on Economic Development?
Are economic development incentives worthwhile? Abundant research from all over the country says they are not. Kansas City leaders disagree,...
A Drought of Our Own Making
Can we call a place a desert if we refuse to let water in? The Fordham Institute recently released an...
The Most Unkindest Tax of All
We’ve written a great deal about the various forms of taxation in Missouri. Some taxes are too high, some may...
A Retirement House of Cards
In a recent blog post about the state of affairs in a couple of Missouri state pension funds, we pointed...
Sunshine in Atlanta
Earlier this month Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the launching of the city’s own municipal checkbook in order to...
Public Employee Pensions: Time to Get Our Heads Out of the Sand
Andrew Biggs’ Show-Me Institute essay on the current condition of the Missouri State Employees Retirement System (MOSERS) demonstrates that, like...
Innovation Brings Hope for Teacher Pensions
The city teacher retirement plans in Missouri are in trouble. There’s a solid chance that the Kansas City Public Schools...
Do Kentucky Teachers Even Know Why They’re Protesting?
Kentucky public school teachers are right to be worried about their retirement benefits. According to the Kentucky Teacher Retirement System’s...
