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Susan Pendergrass on Jul 3, 2025

Education

What’s in a NAEP Score?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called the Nation’s Report Card, is the gold standard for measuring academic […]

Understanding the One Big Beautiful Bill with Elias Tsapelas

Susan Pendergrass is joined by Elias Tsapelas, director of state budget and fiscal policy at the Show-Me Institute, to break […]

Schools After the Storm with Noah Devine

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7aJ5jDXtvawlqLtQut7sQj?si=JVACM_gpSdmpkkCy2UeARg Susan Pendergrass speaks with Noah Devine, executive director of the Missouri Charter Public Schools Association, about how charter schools […]

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Missouri Finally Dials in Telemedicine Reform

Following years of unanswered calls, lawmakers finally delivered much-needed reform to the state’s telemedicine laws in the waning days of […]

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Why Is PortKC Keeping Secrets?

PortKC has become Kansas City’s go-to agency for economic development incentives—but with a troubling condition. Applicants must sign a non-disclosure […]

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Why Missouri Needs Universal Open Enrollment

Missouri parents deserve real choices when it comes to their children’s education. Open enrollment—the ability for students to attend a […]

Why the New Property Tax Rules in Missouri Are Bad, Part 2

This is the second in a series of blog posts about why the new property tax legislation passed as part […]

State and Local Government

Why Is the Department of Economic Development Keeping Secrets?

At a Missouri House hearing on the stadium bill, Michelle Hattaway, Director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development, opened […]

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State and Local Government

Is Kansas City a Public Safety Charity Case?

In a recent column for The Kansas City Star, I detailed international media stories about crime here in the City […]

Mission Impossible and Nuclear Energy: President Trump’s New Executive Orders

A version of the following commentary appeared in the Springfield News-Leader. While I will avoid any spoilers, the new movie, […]

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