St. Louis Public Schools Exemplifies the Need for Educational Transparency
St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) has been in the news a lot recently, and not for the best reasons. The...
The Parents’ Bill of Rights: Its Time Has Come
We have long said that if the government can take your money, it needs to account for it, and whether...
Optimism and Concern on the Future of Parents’ Bill of Rights Legislation
For those unfamiliar with it, a “Parents’ Bill of Rights” is a law that helps to ensure parents have transparent...
Parents’ Bill of Rights Legislation Clears Senate
In a significant first step to becoming law, the Missouri Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 4 on Tuesday. The bill...
Some Thoughts on “Pre-Filing Eve”
For many of us, the beginning of December marks the beginning of the Christmas season, kicking off a monthlong period...
The Kansas City Star Is Right
A recent Kansas City Star piece excoriated the Missouri Senate for its behavior and failure in the recently concluded legislative...
Parents’ Bill of Rights Law Passes the House
This week, the Missouri House of Representatives gave initial approval to a Parents’ Bill of Rights bill, the culmination of...
Bill Makes Government Transparency Available to All Missourians
One of the biggest shortcomings of Missouri’s Sunshine Law is that—apart from local governments giving incomplete answers or overcharging for...
Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights Moves to the House Floor
Missouri parents have a right to play a central role in their kids’ education. A critical piece of legislation that...
Parents Have a Right to Know
Like many things, parenting has gotten more difficult in the last couple of years. Families had to adjust to virtual...
Will a Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights Be Added to the State Constitution?
When we released our Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights (MPBR) late last year, we did so because we thought parents...
Educational Performance Transparency Is Fundamental
Last month the Show-Me Institute released the Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights (MPBR), a K-12 transparency and accountability proposal that...
The Kansas City Star Lies in “Parents’ Bill of Rights” Editorial
In an editorial titled “Missouri think tank’s ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ wants us to subsidize private schools,” the Kansas City...
Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights
Introducing the Missouri Parents’ Bill of Rights Too often, local officials have resisted oversight of Missouri public schools and districts....
Five New Year’s Resolutions for Enhancing Liberty – And Pulling Back from the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
In past years, the Show-Me Institute proposed New Year’s resolutions aimed at Missouri policymakers. This time, our New Year’s resolutions...
Speed Cameras Are Detestable
The Post-Dispatch reports today that the city of Charlack is installing speed cameras along I-170 in near-north St. Louis County....
Fun With Guns
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in McDonald v. Chicago, otherwise known as the Chicago gun ban case. The...
Keep Doing What You’re Doing
This quote from Rep. Mike Talboy captures my sentiments exactly: ”This is akin to us putting up an amendment to...
Happy Bill of Rights Day!!
On this day in 1791, the United States ratified the first 10 amendments to its new Constitution. These provisions were...
Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid!
As David Stokes and I have previously discussed, I do, of course, agree that legislation should be the result of...
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