Education reform

Education | ARTICLE | May 12, 2026

Missouri’s 2026 Legislative Session Final Week

By Elias Tsapelas and 3 more | Episode Length 30 min

Columbia, Missouri, charter schools, Boone County, Missouri charter schools, Frontier Schools

Education | ARTICLE | May 6, 2026

Columbia’s First Charter School Approved for 2027 Opening

By Patrick Johann | Read Time 2 min

Oklahoma, reading policy, third grade reading, literacy

Education | ARTICLE | April 23, 2026

Oklahoma Is Holding Itself Accountable

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Child with book, early literacy, three-cueing system, phonics, reading instruction, Missouri literacy

Education | ARTICLE | March 31, 2026

Why the Science of Reading Is Missouri’s Path Forward

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | March 5, 2026

Charter Schools Are More Likely to Be Bright Spots

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Education | TESTIMONY | March 2, 2026

Senate Bill 1442: Early Literacy Reform

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 1 min

Kids reading books, literacy reform, HB 2872, three-cueing, phonics

Education | ARTICLE | February 19, 2026

Early Literacy Reform Advances in the House

By Avery Frank and 1 more | Read Time 4 min

Stairwell, Missouri NEA, school choice, MOScholars, Missouri school choice, teachers' unions

Education | ARTICLE | February 16, 2026

Teachers’ Unions Get Desperate

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

School test, test scores, declining test scores, NAEP, Missouri education performance

Education | ARTICLE | February 3, 2026

To the Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee: We Have a Problem

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

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