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,...
The Science of Reading in Missouri
Around the nation, students are struggling to read, and Missouri students are no different. In 2022, the National Assessment of...
“Loyalty Oaths” in University Employment Should Be a Non-starter
Colleges and universities have been implementing diversity initiatives for many years now. I’ve commented on the massive problems inherent in...
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,...
SMI Podcast: School Choice Week Update with Dr. James Shuls
In this episode, Dr. Susan Pendergrass and Dr. James Shuls celebrate National School Choice Week and provide an update on...
SMI Podcast: Trust and the American Economy – Dr. David Rose
In this episode, Susan Pendegrass is joined by Michael Podgursky and David Rose. Michael Podgursky is a professor of economics...
Unfunded Pension Liabilities: Unaccountable and Unaffordable
A while back a colleague at UMSL approached me in the hallway. In a joking manner she asked, “Hey, why...
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, But We Can Grow the Economy
When we were kids, our parents used to say things that seemed strange, but made sense after a little thought....
Unionization-the Wrong Solution for UMSL Faculty
Vicarious embarrassment—it’s the feeling you get when you watch someone else in an awkward situation. It’s the best description of...
Has MetroLink Spurred Development?
Metro, St. Louis’s transit agency, claims (p. i) MetroLink has helped spur $2.2 billion in development. However, Citizens for Modern...
Missouri Spends More on Employee Retirement Costs than Higher Education
Recently on this blog, my colleague Mike McShane highlighted a fascinating post from Chad Aldeman of Bellwether Education Partners. Using...
St. Louis Mills Auctioned Off for 6 Percent of Its Original Cost
The St. Louis Outlet Mall, formerly St. Louis Mills Mall, sold on November 18 on Auction.com for $9 million. The...
Default Rates among Missouri Colleges and Universities
The table below (data from the U.S. Department of Education) displays default rates for Missouri colleges and universities over a...
IRS Obamacare Ruling Buffets Some Missouri Graduate Students
College towns are typically bastions of liberalism, and Missouri’s uber-college town of Columbia is no exception. Columbia Tribune reporter Rudi Keller even...
Washington Legislature Defunds Lobbying Group Paid for With Tax Dollars
Washington State just defunded the controversial Labor Education Research Center (LERC) after the Freedom Foundation discovered that the taxpayer-subsidized group,...
Bad Data In, Bad Policy Out
The Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis recently released the report, “An Equity Assessment of the...
Charter Schools Are Not the Enemy
As first appearing in Education News: We all love to have enemies; not real enemies, just the kind that make...
Taxing Smokers Does Not Show Support of Education
As first appearing in the Columbia Daily Tribune: These days there are a lot of calls to make people pay...
Lawmakers Answering the Wrong Student Transfer Question
As first appearing in Education News: Politicians are notorious for answering the wrong question. When asked about legalizing drugs, they...
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