Education Finance

We Ranked Every Public School in Missouri

Find your school: moschoolrankings.org Dr. Susan Pendergrass joined The Tim Jones and Chris Arps Show on NewsTalkSTL to discuss MoSchoolRankings.org. The website makes student performance data more transparent than ever by […]

Podcast: A Nation Still at Risk with Checker E. Finn Jr.

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Chester “Checker” E. Finn Jr. from The Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Sticher Listen on SoundCloud

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The Missouri School Rankings Project

Missouri Has an Education Emergency Missouri schools are failing to teach the core subjects of reading and math and the most recent test scores show that students are falling further […]

Podcast: New Test Scores for Missouri Schools, Development Developments in Webster and Food Truck Potpourri

David Stokes, Corianna Baier and Susan Pendergrass join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the just released preliminary test scores from last year, a multi-million dollar development planned for Webster Groves and […]

Podcast: The 2021 School Year So Far with Michael Q. McShane

Susan Pendergrass is joined by Michael Q. McShane to discuss what has gone well and what has gone poorly as schools around the country start the new year. Dr. Michael […]

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The Devil Is Certainly in the Details

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) contains the latest federal stimulus package for public education, of which Missouri is set to receive $1.9 billion. The plan doesn’t dictate how the funds […]

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