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Education

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Two Missouri Public School Districts Opt into MOScholars

Two public school districts—Hallsville R-IV and Atlanta C-3—are the first districts in Missouri to participate in MOScholars. MOScholars is Missouri’s […]

The Long Fight for Educational Freedom with Neal McCluskey and James Shuls

Learn more about the book here: www.cato.org/books/fighting-freedom-learn Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls, fellow at the Show-Me Institute and head of […]

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Improving Teacher Quality to Improve Reading Quality

In my recent report, An Expedition to Improve Student Reading, I described Missouri’s falling reading scores and potential policy solutions. […]

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Let’s Expect Better

Following up on an earlier blog post, it should be noted that the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education […]

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Are Missouri’s Public Schools Ready for Declining Enrollment?

The fertility rate—the average number of children a woman will have over her lifetime—has been falling steadily in the United […]

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