Want Better Teachers In High-Need Schools? Fix Pensions
What if instead of busing students from failing school districts to accredited ones, we bused great teachers from accredited schools...
Senate Bill 493 Is Not A School Choice Bill
On Thursday, the Missouri Legislature passed Senate Bill 493. Described as the “transfer fix,” the bill contains many provisions. One...
Current Teacher Pension Systems Impose A “Tariff” On Labor
As first appearing in TeacherPensions.org on 25 Feb, 2014, and Education Next on 26 Feb, 2014: In Missouri, students in...
Show-Me Institute Presents: Missouri Transition Costs And Public Pension Reform
The Show-Me Institute has talked about the need to reform public employee pension plans so they are financially secure and...
Let’s Have The Common Core Debate We Should Have Had In 2010
Those who follow education policy know that the Common Core State Standards are among the most controversial topics right now....
Robbing Peter To Pay Paul’s Defined Benefit Pension
After graduating from college, Peter and Paul began teaching in different Missouri public school districts. Feeling satisfied with their long,...
Of Course: Health Law That Will Ship Jobs Overseas to Be Overseen by… An Overseas Company
Reported on the Fourth of July, no less. As it turns out, the British are coming… WASHINGTON — Racing to...
Common Core Is More Like Curves Than Weight Watchers
Mike McShane, a research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is in the middle of an interesting blog series: “Dispatches...
What’s the Good News About the Economy?
Dr. Mark Perry of the American Enterprise Institute spoke with SMI communications director Rick Edlund about why he’s optimistic about...
Is “Fairness” What Makes America Great?
At the Show-Me Institute’s Speaker Series on September 12, American Enterprise Institute CEO Arthur Brooks spoke about the fairness argument.
Are Free Markets Only Good for the Rich?
At the Show-Me Institute’s Speaker Series on September 12, American Enterprise Institute CEO Arthur Brooks talked about the moral argument...
The Road to Freedom
In the tenth installment of the Show-Me Speaker Series, American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks spoke to an enthusiastic crowd...
Watch Live Tonight: Arthur C. Brooks and The Road to Freedom
Click below for live video of the Show-Me Institute’s Speaker Series on Economic Policy, which will begin at about 6:00...
Extending The School Year: Good Strategy, Bad Public Policy
On Tuesday, American Enterprise Institute Director of Education Policy Rick Hess discussed extending the school year during his appearance on Fox...
We Are Not The Only Ones Discussing Corporate Taxes
It seems that the Show-Me Institute is not alone in its desire to eliminate the corporate income tax. James Pethokoukis,...
Drama Over Free Lunches
Monday night, Keith Olbermann designated Missouri state Rep. Cynthia Davis as his “Worst Person in the World,” while labeling Missouri...
Mayoral Control Means Local Control
My latest article points out that mayoral control of the Saint Louis school districts could be a good way to...
Mayoral Control in USA Today
USA Today has a news story on mayoral control over urban schools that covers our study on mayoral control, although...
School Takeover Requires Mayoral Commitment
The Saint Louis school board has descended into chaos. The previous superintendent, Creg Williams, was ousted in July after just 15...
