School Choice

New Poll Shows Missouri’s Educational System in Crisis

Download the infographic here Additional Findings Missouri students are being left behind academically. A poll released today by the Show-Me Institute reveals that nearly 40 percent of Missouri parents believe […]

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Testimony: Senate Bill 23 and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts

On Tuesday, January 19, Show-Me Institute Director of Research and Education Policy Susan Pendergrass submits testimony to the Missouri Senate Educational Committee on Senate Bill 23 and Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. […]

SMI Podcast: Charter Schools ARE Public Schools – Ron Rice

Dr. Susan Pendergrass is joined by Ron Rice,Senior Director at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, to discuss the state of school choice in 2020, the impact the COVID […]

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State and Local Government

We Need Actions, Not Words

Greater St. Louis Inc. has just released the results of its year of discussions with community members about how to get the St. Louis region back on track. The STL […]

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Where Are the Kindergartners?

A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on December 8, 2020. According to enrollment counts taken this fall, there are about 6,000 fewer kindergartners enrolled in […]

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An Ever-changing Landscape

This fall, Missouri public school districts scrambled to create plans to deliver education to families that needed virtual instruction and families that needed in-person instruction. They surveyed parents and let […]

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