A Blueprint for Missouri in 2025
Download the full 2025 Blueprint here In this episode, Susan Pendergrass, James Shuls, Elias Tsapelas, Aaron Hedlund, David Stokes, Patrick...
The Many Doom Loops of St. Louis
In April 2023, Show-Me Institute’s Susan Pendergrass conducted an interview with Daniel DiSalvo about big city pensions and the doom...
New Schools, Old Problems: The KCPS Bond Proposal with Patrick Tuohey
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about the Kansas City 33 School District’s recent...
The Chiefs and Royals Restart the Border War with Patrick Tuohey
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey, Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute, about the Missouri-Kansas border war...
The Father of the School Choice Movement with James V. Shuls
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with James V. Shuls, Director of Research and Senior Fellow at the Show-Me Institute,...
How Fast Should Government Grow with Elias Tsapelas
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Elias Tsapelas, Director of State Budget and Fiscal Policy at the Show-Me Institute, about his recent...
Build More Housing with Bryan Caplan
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, about his latest book...
One Education Policy That Could Use Some Momentum for Next Year
For the fourth consecutive year, open enrollment (allowing students to enroll in any public school in the state, regardless of...
Mostly Unproductive Chaos: The 2024 Missouri Session
Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the end of the 2024 Missouri Legislative Session....
A New Ballpark Could Cost KC Taxpayers Billions with Patrick Tuohey
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey about the stadium funding debate in Kansas City. The Royals want a sales tax...
The Future of Missouri’s Workforce with Susan Pendergrass
Zach Lawhorn speaks to Susan Pendergrass, director of education policy at the Show-Me Institute, about her new report The Future...
The Wide World of Charter Schools with Jamison White
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jamison White. Jamison White is the director of data and research for the...
The End of the Session Episode
Susan Pendergrass, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the end of 2023 Missouri legislative session. Listen...
K-12 without Borders: School Choice in Missouri
On April 26, 2023, the Show-Me Institute, in partnership with EdChoice and Show-Me Opportunity, hosted a virtual event featuring EdChoice’s...
Funding Open Enrollment in Missouri with Aaron Smith
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Aaron Smith about how other states fund open enrollment programs in their public school systems and...
Release: Show-Me Institute Names Two New Directors
Show-Me Institute Names Two New Directors Dr. James V. Shuls will serve as Director of Research and a Senior Fellow...
We’re Number Four? With James V. Shuls
Susan Pendergrass speaks with James Shuls about his return to the Show-Me Institute, the Heritage Foundation’s Education Freedom Report Card,...
The Missouri School Rankings Project
UPDATE as of March 12, 2025, MoSchoolRankings.org now has the latest 2023–2024 performance data for every Missouri school and district—plus...
Podcast: St. Louis BOA Indictments And The Future Of Tax Subsidies With Patrick Tuohey And David Stokes
Susan Pendergrass is joined by David Stokes and Patrick Tuohey. Patrick Tuohey is co-founder and policy director of the Better...
Podcast: Raises for Teachers, Billions for Meta, and a New Stadium for the Chiefs
Patrick Ishmael, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the Missouri budget, a massive tax incentive deal...
