Students Who Can’t Read Benefit from Third-Grade Retention
This is the headline from a recent study I conducted in Indiana with my coauthor NaYoung Hwang. We study a...
Is Consumer-Regulated Electricity Going Worldwide?
Electricity demand from data centers is exploding. This surge has spurred an intense buildout of new generation capacity, as businesses...
Third-Grade Retention and Early Literacy Policies
Reading scores in Missouri continue to fall, relative to both past performance and other states. But this trend doesn’t have...
Platte County Agreement Could Be a Model for Missouri
Platte County has had a difficult 2025 reassessment cycle. Most stories I have read and heard put the blame on...
SNAP Back to Reality
Medicaid wasn’t the only welfare program that received significant reforms in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). The Supplemental Nutrition...
Massachusetts Joins NYC and KC in Shifting Fees to Landlords
Massachusetts lawmakers recently approved a measure requiring landlords—not tenants—to cover apartment broker fees, which often equal one month’s rent. The...
Most Teachers Don’t Like Equitable Grading Practices Either
Rather than being viewed as accurate indicators of knowledge and skills, traditional grades are viewed by some as contributing to...
A Free-Market Guide to Zoning with David Stokes
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes about his new paper in the Free-Market Guide...
Missouri Should Rethink Fire Code Rules that Block Small Apartments
New research suggests Missouri cities could allow more apartment buildings—without compromising safety—by rethinking outdated fire code requirements. The study by...
Missouri Should Rethink Fire Code Rules that Block Small Apartments
New research suggests Missouri cities could allow more apartment buildings—without compromising safety—by rethinking outdated fire code requirements. The study by...
A Free-Market Guide for Missouri Municipalities, Part Three: Planning and Zoning
This third installment in the free-market municipality series examines the use of planning and zoning in Missouri cities and suggests...
We Shouldn’t Pay Teachers for Master’s Degrees
One of the most consistent findings in education research is that teachers with master’s degrees are no more effective than...
The EPA Continues to Review Carbon Emissions Standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a proposal to rescind its own 2009 Endangerment Finding that has been used...
Missouri’s Nuclear Opportunity with Avery Frank
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute policy analyst Avery Frank about his new report, Connecting Nuclear Energy’s Past and Present:...
Why America Can’t Build Enough Housing with Edward L. Glaeser
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Edward L.Glaeser, professor of economics at Harvard University and nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise...
What the Media Gets Wrong About School Choice with Matthew Ladner
Susan Pendergrass talks with Matthew Ladner, senior advisor for education policy implementation at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy,...
Denied Entrance at the Port of Call
It is often said that government taxes and spends like drunken sailors, and that metaphor is particularly appropriate when referring...
Does Democratic Accountability Work in Public Education?
I used to believe that local school board elections were an effective tool for holding public schools accountable, but I...
Missouri’s Stagnant Reading Scores
The COVID-19 pandemic began over five years ago. Students in 7th grade during the initial phase of remote learning are...
Connecting Nuclear Energy’s Past and Present: Guiding Missouri’s Future
Nuclear power provides nearly 20% of electricity in the United States, yet new construction has stalled even as demand rises....
