A Legacy of Liberty: 20 Years of Show-Me Institute
Founded in 2005 by Rex Sinquefield, Crosby Kemper III, and Michael Podgursky, the Show-Me Institute has spent two decades championing...
SMI Podcast: Trust and the American Economy – Dr. David Rose
In this episode, Susan Pendegrass is joined by Michael Podgursky and David Rose. Michael Podgursky is a professor of economics...
The Minimum Wage: How it Harms the Workers it’s Meant to Help
Dr. Michael Podgursky opened his presentation by reviewing the recently released Show-Me Institute video about the impact of the minimum...
Michael Podgursky, Ph.D., on the Minimum Wage
Michael Podgursky, Ph.D., responds to recent arguments to raise the minimum wage. While raising the minimum wage would help a...
The Cost Of Teacher Pensions
Yesterday, education economist (and Show-Me Institute Board Member) Michael Podgursky had a commentary published in The Washington Times about the costs of teacher pensions...
Missouri Public Schools: Policy Discussion
On December 6, 2011, the Show-Me Institute was honored to host Saint Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams along with...
Are Missouri Public Schools Failing to Make the Grade?
If you have not done so lately, check out the latest videos on our video page. A couple recent videos: Are...
Milton Friedman Celebration 2010 featuring Michael Podgursky, Susan Feigenbaum and Daniel Thornton
On July 30, 2010, the Show-Me Institute joined many other think tanks around the nation by hosting an event in...
Celebrate Freedom
Please join the Show-Me Institute and the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University in the fourth annual...
New Study Examines Tuition Tax Credits
Today, the Show-Me Institute released a new policy study, "The Fiscal Effects of a Tuition Tax Credit Program in Missouri,"...
Show-Me Institute Mislabeled, Misidentified, Misconstrued … Again
There’s some discussion over at NCLBlog about research by Show-Me Institute scholar Mike Podgursky that was published in Education Next....
Empowering Parents to Seek Out Adequate Education
As was widely expected, last week a circuit court judge denied several school districts’ claims of constitutional entitlement to...
No Child Left Behind, Take 2
Here‘s another article in the Post-Dispatch about No Child Left Behind. This one quotes Show-Me Institute board member Mike Podgursky:...
Veto, Don’t Fail Me Now
There were plenty of good reasons for Gov. Blunt to veto HB 327, as he did on Friday. As Show-Me...
Better Teacher Pay Would Improve Math and Science Instruction
In many schools across the country, students hand in lab reports and math homework to teachers who have no...
