Do Charters Make the Grade?
Over the weekend, the Columbia Missourian ran an interesting article that questioned the effectiveness of Missouri’s charter schools. Using MAP...
CREDO Charter Study: Missouri an Outlier
The St. Louis Beacon and Kansas City Star both have stories about a recent study from Stanford University’s Center for Research...
The Promise and Performance of Charter Schools
Caroline Hoxby, Ph.D., the Scott and Donya Bommer Professor of Economics at Stanford University, spoke about "The Promise and Performance...
And Along Those Lines …
On the heels of my post about the excellent lecture series going on in Kansas City, I would be remiss...
Education Events in Kansas City and Saint Louis
The Kansas City Public Library, with the assistance of the Show-Me Institute and several other organizations, is currently hosting a...
Urban Schools Need Fundamental Change Before They Will Improve
Nobody doubts the need to improve our schools. Students across the nation are being left less than fully prepared to...
A Freer Free Ride
Maybe it’s because a wintry mix has shut down every major St. Louis roadway, or maybe it’s because I’m still...
Missouri Needs a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
The passage of Referendum C last month in Colorado has editorial boards swooning. Colorado voters had “good reason” to suspend...
