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Missouri Public Schools Have a Very Serious Reading Problem

Missouri Public Schools Have a Very Serious Reading Problem

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Test scores on the Nation’s Report Card were released on January 29th, and Missouri faces a dire future if we...

Let’s Grow Missouri, Literally

Let’s Grow Missouri, Literally

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We often talk about growing Missouri in abstract ways. We want to grow the economy, grow the tax base, grow...

Slashing the Income Tax to Zero

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As a former Tennessee resident, I think I am still mentally recovering from paying a state income tax. It’s not...

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Nearly thirty years ago in Milwaukee, WI, a private school choice program was launched that gave vouchers to around 10,000...

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Add Alabama to the List

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Add Alabama to the growing list of states that let parents take their state education dollars to the school of...

This Is a Compromise?

This Is a Compromise?

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A year ago, the Arkansas Legislature passed, and the governor signed, the Arkansas LEARNS Act. This comprehensive act addressed a...

And Then There Were Ten

And Then There Were Ten

Sep 28, 2023

Prior to two years ago, no state offered its families the benefit of choosing their children’s school—either public or private—using...

Missouri Becomes an Education Island

Missouri Becomes an Education Island

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A version of this commentary appeared in the Columbia Missourian. How would your family feel if your entire neighborhood had 5G...

It’s Happening

It’s Happening

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Congratulations, West Virginia families! The West Virginia Supreme Court just ruled that the new Hope Scholarship program—an education savings account...

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