As part of the War on Poverty, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration pushed for comprehensive education legislation that became known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

It appears that local government transparency measures are catching on across the country!

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board wrote a fearmongering editorial about charter schools becoming a potential option for suburban parents. Much of the information was misleading and some of it was just plain wrong.

Medicaid continues to consume a greater portion of Missouri’s budget, and the costs may be even higher than advertised.

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If municipalities can levy taxes, then taxpayers should be able to see exactly how that money is being spent. That principle is now one step closer to becoming law.

One of the difficult things about public policy is convincing policymakers that they really don’t need to “do something” to solve a problem.

This week, the Missouri House Education Committee debated a bill that would move school board elections to the November general election date.

What makes a successful city? Recently, the Show-Me Institute, in collaboration with the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, sponsored an academic research seminar to explore that question.

There is a growing chorus of voices claiming that teaching is a terrible job. Over the past two years, teachers have gone on strike in Oklahoma, West Virginia, Kentucky, Colorado, North Carolina and Los Angeles. There is increasing sentiment that now is a terrible time to be a teacher.