Accountability

Podcast: The COVID Economy, Masks in Schools and a CRT Hearing in Jeff City

Aaron Hedlund, Susan Pendergrass and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the state of the economic recovery, the possibility of mask mandates for the upcoming school year and the […]

Are Missouri Schools Being Honest About What They’re Teaching?

Patrick Ishmael joined The Gary Nolan Show to discuss this week’s CRT hearing and provide an update on the Show-Me Curricula Project.

Listen: Lee’s Summit School District wants $40,000 to Answer CRT Records Request

Patrick Ishmael joined Pete Mundo in the Morning on KCMO Talk Radio to discuss the Lee’s Summit School District’s response to his public records request to find out whether they […]

Listen: The Latest on CRT in Missouri Schools

On July 21, Patrick Ishmael joined The Vic Porcelli Show to discuss what he’s learned about CRT in Missouri schools after sending out thousands of records requests to schools across […]

SMI Podcast: What We Got Wrong About School Reopenings with Andy Smarick

Andy Smarick joins the podcast to discuss his recent piece in The Dispatch titled What the Narrative on School Reopenings Has Missed. Andy Smarick is a senior fellow at the Manhattan […]

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Who’s Driving the Bus on School Openings?

Students and families are nearing the one-year mark of schooling in COVID times. For many, traversing this ever-shifting education landscape has been a fractured and frustrating experience. But finally, with […]

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