Course Access for Missouri Students
A high-school diploma is widely considered to be the most fundamental requirement for admission to college or a chance at...
Missouri Pensions Reward Some, Punish Others
Defined-Benefit public employee retirement systems are terrific for those who stay their full career in a single system. We all...
Three Tips for Managing St. Louis Public Schools’ Enrollment Decline
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that enrollment in St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) is down by nearly 1,500 students. This...
Myths of Education Reform
Show-Me Institute's new Director of Education Policy, Michael McShane, digs into the myths and facts about education reform in Missouri....
Second All-Girls Charter School to Open
This school year, Hawthorn Leadership Academy opened its doors as the first all-girls public charter school in Missouri. Now, the...
Show-Me Now! An Opportunity for Reform in KC
Kansas City will hire a new superintendent this year. How will that change education in the city. Show-Me Institute Director...
It’s Good to Be Home
Hi friends. My name is Mike McShane, and this week I’m starting as Director of Education Policy for the Show-Me...
What Should a Charter School Application Look Like?
In 2012, the Missouri Board of Education closed six Imagine charter schools. The Imagine network is one of the largest...
Are Charters the Next Step for Private Schools?
Friedman Legacy Day St. Louis: Part 1: Are Charters The Next Step For Private Schools? In the first part of...
Decline In Catholic School Enrollment: Is Sector Switching The Answer?
In urban communities such as the City of Saint Louis, parents are able to send their children to magnet, charter,...
If You Haven’t Registered For Our July 31 Friedman Legacy Day Events, What Are You Waiting For?
For a number of years now, we have partnered with the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice to celebrate the...
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....
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...
In Defense of Gym Teachers, and Art, and Band, and Music, and . . .
On her Education Week blog, Sara Mead wrote a piece titled “Stop Picking on Gym Teachers!” in which she takes...
