Four-Day School Week Votes and School Choice in Missouri
The four-day school week (4dsw) has become quite popular in the Show-Me State. More than 180 of our state’s 518...
School Choice Case Study: Charter Schools in Los Angeles
A 2024 study published in Education Finance and Policy finds that enrollment in one of five popular charter high schools...
A New Voice for Accountability, and School Choice in Missouri with Cory Koedel
Dr. Cory Koedel, the Show-Me Institute’s new director of education policy, joins Susan Pendergrass to discuss the biggest challenges facing...
School Choice as a Driver of Economic Development with Patrick Tuohey
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about the intersection of education reform and economic...
The United Nations and School Choice with Ignasi Grau Callizo and James Shuls
Ignasi Grau Callizo is the General Director of International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL)....
State of the State: Leading with Intentionality for School Choice
In his final State of the State Address, Governor Parson highlighted a key part of government policy. He said: A...
School Choice is Good – Part 2
For the past several years, the Missouri Secretary of State has partnered with the Hunt Institute to host the Missouri...
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...
St. Louis’s New Classical School and the Need for School Choice
I recently finished reading Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton. The book is Chesterton’s autobiographical account of arriving at belief in the...
Podcast: School Choice and The Culture War with Jay P. Greene
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jay P. Greene about whether education reform organizations should embrace cultural debates or not. Jay P....
School Choice Shines in Florida
The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program is one of the oldest and largest private school choice programs in America. Started...
Legislator Training Resource Page – Education Choice in Missouri
Watch the recorded program here PROGRAM AGENDA Program Open Dr. Susan Pendergrass – Director of Research and Education Policy at...
Flipping the Script on School Choice
In Missouri, the public education powers that be insist that Missouri parents don’t need or want options other than the...
School Choice for Me, But not for Thee
Parents want the best for their children. This is especially true when it comes to educational options. Each year, parents...
Is School Choice Racist?
According to the leadership of the American Federation of Teachers, the opinion page of the New York Times, and the...
School Choice for Those Who Can Afford It
An affordable home in a good school district is something of a holy grail for young families looking for a...
Show-Me Now! More School Choice, More Graduates
We all want fewer high school dropouts. James Shuls, Ph.D., notes that research has confirmed that school choice reduces the...
School Choice in Missouri: The Power Rankings
Football season is upon us, and while I’m cautiously optimistic about the Chiefs this year, I’m really looking forward to...
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...
School Choice In Missouri
Duane Lester of the Missouri Torch interviews James Shuls, Ph.D., the Show-Me Institute’s Education Policy Analyst. They discuss school choice...
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