What the New Federal K-12 Tax Credit Program Could Mean for Missouri
One of the most notable policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is the establishment of the first-ever federal...
The One Big Education Opportunity with Shaka Mitchell
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Shaka Mitchell, senior fellow at the American Federation for Children, about how a new federal scholarship...
The MOScholars Program: Why and How to Participate
On July 10, 2025, Keith Kehrer and Derek Rose, lawyers from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, joined Show-Me Institute Director of...
Missouri Legislature Invests $50 Million in Families’ Futures Through MOScholars Program
In a landmark victory for school choice and family empowerment, the Missouri Legislature has approved $50 million in public funding...
MOScholars Program Remains a Worthwhile Investment
UPDATE (May 9, 2025):The Missouri General Assembly has included $50 million in the state budget to expand the MOScholars program....
The Scholarship That Wasn’t
In addition to the nearly $3 billion in federal relief funding that Missouri received to try to right the public...
Missouri Needs More Market Forces in Education
In a recent Show-Me Institute paper, Why Markets Matter in Education, Dr. Michael McShane effectively summarizes the importance of free...
Choice versus No School Choice
Before Governor Parson signed Senate Bill (SB) 727 into law, opinion columns across Missouri were filled with statements of opposition....
Our Thoughts on SB 727
The large 167-page education bill, Senate Bill (SB) 727, has been making quick progress through the state legislature and is...
The Missouri Senate Moves on Education Choice
After much negotiation, the Missouri Senate has advanced a bill that would expand school choice (somewhat) for some Missouri families....
This Is a Compromise?
A year ago, the Arkansas Legislature passed, and the governor signed, the Arkansas LEARNS Act. This comprehensive act addressed a...
Wrong Then, Wrong Now—the Post-Dispatch and School Choice
It will come as no surprise to the readers of the Show-Me Institute blog that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch gets...
I Love the Mountains, I Love the Rolling Hills
Thank you, Combest, for linking to this fantastic op-ed by Katy Steinmetz about the Missouri Scholars Academy. Steinmetz argues that...
