Educational attainment

Education | ARTICLE | December 5, 2025

Missouri’s Reading Crisis: 42% of Fourth-Graders Can Barely Read

By Cory Koedel and 1 more | Read Time 1 min

Education | ARTICLE | September 22, 2025

Springfield Needs Charter Schools

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 4 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 29, 2025

We Shouldn’t Pay Teachers for Master’s Degrees

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

MAP testing, Missouri reading scores, early literacy reforms, childhood reading, reading to learn, third grade retention

Education | ARTICLE | August 20, 2025

Missouri’s Stagnant Reading Scores

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 12, 2025

Let’s Celebrate (and learn from) State Tech, One of the Best Technical Colleges in the Country

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | August 1, 2025

How Often Should Schools Close?

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 3 min

Education | ARTICLE | July 30, 2025

Understanding the Decline in Student Test Scores with Jim Wyckoff

By Susan Pendergrass | Episode Length 11 min

Education | ARTICLE | April 9, 2025

Charter Schools Are Highly Effective in Missouri

By Cory Koedel | Read Time 2 min

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Education | ARTICLE | March 12, 2025

New Data Update: See the Latest Missouri School Rankings and Spending Reports

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 1 min

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