We’re Destroying Meritocracy
A report released earlier this month by the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) gives some startling numbers. UCSD...
PRiME Summit Celebrates Schools with Impressive Test Score Growth
I was fortunate to attend an event in late September celebrating Missouri schools that demonstrate high test score growth. The...
Let’s Celebrate (and learn from) State Tech, One of the Best Technical Colleges in the Country
State Tech in Linn bills itself as “Missouri’s premier technical college, dedicated to providing hands-on, industry-driven education that prepares students...
Bullying and Public School Funding
I recently came upon a news story that claimed, “Education researchers say Missouri could do more to prevent bullying.” The...
University of Missouri System Walks Back “Loyalty Oaths” in Job Listings
Last month I criticized a wide swath of Missouri public universities for requiring woke ideological attestations as a condition of...
“Loyalty Oaths” in University Employment Should Be a Non-starter
Colleges and universities have been implementing diversity initiatives for many years now. I’ve commented on the massive problems inherent in...
Sunshine Law Applies to Government Journalists, Too
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, is a national group that broadly speaking defends the speech rights...
SMI Podcast: Lessons From The Last Economic Recovery
Dr. Aaron Hedlund joins Dr. Susan Pendergrass on this episode of The Show-Me Institute Podcast. [avatar user=”aaron-hedlund” size=”thumbnail” align=”left” link=”https://showmeinstitute.org/author/aaron-hedlund/”...
SMI Podcast: Trust and the American Economy – Dr. David Rose
In this episode, Susan Pendegrass is joined by Michael Podgursky and David Rose. Michael Podgursky is a professor of economics...
Bring the Free Market to College Athletics
Popular video game developer EA Sports has recently hinted at a return of its cult-classic game, NCAA Football. The game...
Should Students Learn Mises?
Sometimes when universities receive gifts from donors, they come with strings attached. In 2002, the University of Missouri received one...
Course Access is Finally Available
After almost a year of waiting, course access for Missouri students is finally in sight. The Department of Elementary and...
The Achievement Gap for Low-income Students Continues into College
Recent research shows that there is a gap in academic achievement between lower- and upper-class students by as much as...
Recognizing and Reacting to Market Failure
It doesn’t happen often, but markets can fail. Markets usually work with almost uncanny efficiency, but free market proponents should...
Finally, a Victory for Parents and Students in Missouri
The doors to a better education may have opened wide for all Missouri students this week. Despite a distracted legislative...
Tuition Caps on Higher Education Are Anti-Free Market
Public funding for higher education has been on the wane in Missouri. As Mike McShane pointed out in his 2017...
2018 Blueprint: Higher Education
THE PROBLEM: The University of Missouri system, and higher education in the United States in general, are at a crossroads....
Are Kansas City and Saint Louis Getting Taken?
The deadline for submissions to Amazon to host their new headquarters building has come and gone, and both Kansas City...
Criminal Justice Reform Panel in Columbia
On Tuesday, September 26, Columbia College hosted the Show-Me Institute’s panel discussion on criminal justice reform, “Behind Bars in Missouri...
MOSERS Pension Buyout Good for Taxpayers, Probably Not for All Workers
Show-Me Institute scholars have been writing about the perilous position of public pension systems for years. In a 2013 policy...
