In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Judge Glock, the Director of Research and a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor at City Journal, about the ongoing attempts to address homelessness through housing policy. They explore the effectiveness of current housing initiatives, the challenges in implementing effec…

James V. Shuls, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss:– Their new report, "Longer Days and Fewer Total Hours: Examining the Four-Day School Week in Missouri"– The rise of the four-day school week in Missouri– The impact on student achievement and teacher retention– Parent opinion on the four-day school week, and moreProduced by Show-Me Oppor…

In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Bryan Caplan, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, about his latest book "Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation." They discuss reducing housing regulations to address the housing shortage, the broader impacts of housing policy on urban development and affordabil…

In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ryan Bourne, the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics at the Cato Institute and editor of the book "The War on Prices: How Popular Misconceptions about Inflation, Prices, and Value Create Bad Policy." They discuss the effects of price controls, recent interventions in the econ…

Susan Pendergrass, David Stokes, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the end of the 2024 Missouri Legislative Session. Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss:- The state budget- The final week of the legislative session- The latest plan in the City of St. Louis to deal with the prevalence of temporary tags, and moreProduced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Andrew J. Rotherham is a co-founder and External Relations leader at Bellwether, a national nonprofit that exists to transform education to ensure systemically marginalized young people achieve outcomes that lead to fulfilling lives and flourishing communities. Rotherham also works in Bellwether’s Policy and Evaluation practice area and serves on t…

Ignasi Grau Callizo is the General Director of International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL). Grau holds a double bachelor in Law and Business Administration and a master’s degree in Political Science.Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

On April 23, 2024, at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, Jim Geraghty, Fellow at National Review Institute and National Review’s senior political correspondent, discussed his two reporting trips to Ukraine. Geraghty delved into the broader implications of the conflict and its significance for the United States.Geraghty writes the Nation…

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss:- The need to update Missouri's tax and expenditure limits (the Hancock Amendment) - The passage of SB 727, the education reform bill, by the Senateand House- Metrolink expansion, and moreProduced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Susan Pendergrass and James Shuls join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the House passing SB 727, sending it to the governor’s desk. The bill ended up being quite large. Here is some of what’s in it.Charter schools could be coming to Boone County. If a group of teachers, parents, or citizens wants to open a charter school and has a solid application, it can…

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Patrick Tuohey join Zach Lawhorn to discuss:– The KC Stadium tax "No" vote victory – Other Missouri election day results – The latest on the $50 billion state budget that passed out of the House, and more. Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Reason Foundation's Aaron Smith about his recent report titled "Public education at a crossroads: A comprehensive look at K-12 resources and outcomes" Read the full report here: https://reason.org/k12-ed-spending/crossroads-report/Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Susan Pendergrass speaks to Mike McShane and Rick Hess about their new book " Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College" In Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College, Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane argue that America has too long su…

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Patrick Tuohey join Zach Lawhorn to discuss:- The stadium tax debate in Kansas City - The MetroLink expansion plan advances in St. Louis - How to make it easier to access virtual health care in Missouri, and moreProduced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Patrick Tuohey about the stadium funding debate in Kansas City. The Royals want a sales tax extension to pay for their new ballpark, potentially costing taxpayers between $4.4 billion and $6.4 billion. The Chiefs are also seeking tax dollars for upgrades to Arrowhead.Patrick Tuohey is senior fellow at the Show-Me Insti…

Susan Pendergrass speaks to Eric Wearne about The National Hybrid Schools Project.The National Hybrid Schools Project is the national clearinghouse for research, data, practices, and networking for the burgeoning hybrid home school movement.Eric Wearne is Associate Professor in the Education Economics Center at Kennesaw State University and Directo…

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Patrick Tuohey join Zach Lawhorn to discuss:- Key takeaways from Governor Parson's State of the State address- Does Missouri have a budget surplus? - A "source of income" ordinance passes in KC - What's moving in Jefferson City, and moreLINKS: Patrick Tuohey's blog: https://showmeinstitute.org/blog/budget-and-spend…

Susan Pendergrass speaks with AEI's Nat Malkus about the problem of chronic absenteeism in America's schools following the COVID-19 pandemic. Nat Malkus is a senior fellow and the deputy director of education policy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he specializes in empirical research on K–12 schooling. He is a national expert on a…

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Michael Hartney about his new latest report, Students or Salaries? How Unions Choose School Board Candidates. Download the full report here: https://manhattan.institute/article/students-or-salaries-how-unions-choose-school-board-candidatesMichael Hartney is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, a…

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Patrick Ishmael join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the start of the 2024 Missouri legislative session. Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

On November 30, Show-Me Institute hosted a virtual town hall on the future of supply-side economics beyond the legacies of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. Patrick Minford and Aaron Hedlund shared their insights and perspectives on the past, present, and future of supply-side economics, and answered audience questions.Produced by Show-Me Opport…

Download the 2024 Blueprint for Missouri here: https://bit.ly/483bucEThe Show-Me Institute hosted a Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. The presentation outlined the 2024 Blueprint for Missouri. The 2024 Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward explores 16 policy areas in which common-sense reform could immediately and positively impact eve…

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Robert VerBruggen about his latest report "Making Metros Family-Friendly: Rankings and Suggestions" Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3QoHgcQRobert VerBruggen is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute where he provides policy research, writes for City Journal, and contributes to special projects and initiatives in…

On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, National Review Institute's Kevin A. Hassett discussed his compelling memoir and analysis, "The Drift: Stopping America’s Slide to Socialism" at The World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis, Missouri. Event presented by: Show-Me Institute, National Review Institute, 97.1 FM Talk, and Show-Me Opportunity…

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Detroit's land tax experiment, redevelopment subsides in North St. Louis, an important deadline for Missouri parents and more. Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Zach Lawhorn speaks to Susan Pendergrass about her new report The Future of Missouri’s Workforce. Read the report here: https://showmeinstitute.org/publication/workforce/the-future-of-missouris-workforce/Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Randal O' Toole about his latest report "Is St. Louis Transit Built for the 2020s or the 1910s?"Randal O’Toole is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the American Dream Coalition, and Senior Economist at the Thoreau Institute. He has been Visiting Scholar at the College of Natural Resources a…

Jamison White is the director of data and research for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Before joining the National Alliance, Jamison worked as a data analyst and freelance consultant in Boston and the greater New York area.Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

David Stokes and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Show-Me Institute's latest report "Is St. Louis Transit Built for the 2020s or the 1910s?", short-term rental regulations in St. Louis City, property tax freezes for seniors, and more. Read the full study here: https://bit.ly/46ri4bPProduced by Show-Me Opportunity…

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Michael J. Petrilli about his recent op-ed featured in The New York Times, titled 'We Can Fight Learning Loss Only With Accountability and Action'.Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, executive editor of Education Next, editor …

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the veto session, freezing property taxes for seniors in St. Charles County, the formation of a committee on the St. Louis earnings tax, and more. Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Dalena Wallace is a busy homeschool mom of six. She manages a co-op serving 35 local homeschoolers and operates a hybrid microschool called AIM High. She is the founder of AIM Educational Collaborative LLC which helps provide assistance and coaching for others who would like to build Autonomous, Innovative, and Missional educational models. To lear…

James V. Shuls is the director of research and distinguished fellow of education policy at the Show-Me Institute.James' work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Phi Delta Kappan, Social Science Quarterly, Education Week, The Rural Educator, Educational Policy, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He ear…

James Franko is the President of Kansas Policy Institute.Learn more about KPI's September 23 event here: https://kansaspolicy.org/events/James has published opinion pieces in both national and Kansas-based media outlets, has appeared on radio and TV programs, and regularly speaks to groups around The Sunflower State. A native of Stilwell, James is …

David Stokes, James Shuls, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss "innovation waivers", the school choice movement internationally, the search for a new location for a homeless shelter in St. Louis, and more. Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ashley Berner about the importance of pluralism in education, how different countries think about pluralism in education, and more. Dr. Ashley Rogers Berner Ashley Berner is Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and Associate Professor of Education. She served previously as the Deputy Director of…

Chris Braunlich is the former Co-President and CEO of the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy, Virginia’s non-partisan public policy foundation. He was appointed by Governor Bob McDonnell to the Virginia State Board of Education, where his colleagues elected him president of the Board.Produced by Show-Me Opportunity…

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Missouri's new transitional benefits law, Chesterfield discussing the use of eminent domain in their legal battle against Dillard's, the future of nuclear reactor construction, and more. Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Clip from the July 26 episode of The Show-Me Institute Podcast. Listen to the full episode here: https://showmeinstitute.org/blog/economy/tax-free-weekend-property-tax-freeze-and-school-lunches/Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Patrick Ishmael, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss freezing property taxes for seniors, what the research says about the impact of "Tax Holidays", the latest developments in the Kansas City Royals search for a location for a new ballpark, and more.Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Susan Pendergrass speaks with AEI's Rick Hess about his new book "The Great School Rethink". Learn more about the book: https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/the-great-school-rethink/Frederick M. Hess is a senior fellow and the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he works on K–12 and higher ed…

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss more than $500 million in line-item vetoes by Governor Parson, the plan to increase the use of license plate readers in St. Charles County, what Missouri can learn from Florida public policy, and more. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity…

David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss changes to St. Louis water rates, a new standardized test coming to Missouri schools, the challenges of increasing transparency in hospital pricing, and more.Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Trish Flanagan is the executive director of Building Futures: Design and Build Workshop.Founded in 2012, by Gay Lorberbaum, Paul Krautmann, and Frank Lorberbaum, Building Futures: Design and Build Workshop began as a year-round Saturday workshop focused on supplementing the education of the under-served young people in the St. Louis metropolitan ar…

Aaron Hedlund, David Stokes and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the most recent report on inflation in the U.S., the daunting task of updating Missouri's Medicaid enrollment data, and the intriguing idea of privatizing the water utility in the City of St. Louis following a string of over a dozen water main breaks over the weekend.Produc…

Matthew Ladner is executive editor of redefinED. He has written numerous studies on school choice, charter schools and special education reform, and his articles have appeared in Education Next; the Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice; and the British Journal of Political Science. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Aus…

Susan Pendergrass speaks with Mark A. Calabria about new mortgage regulations designed to increase equity in home ownership, if today's housing market has echoes of the pre-2008 market, what higher interest rates for longer could mean for first-time home buyers, and more. Mark A. Calabria is a senior advisor to the Cato Institute. He provides strat…

David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to put a bow on the legislative session, discuss new restrictions on short-term rentals, and calls to increase security in downtown St. Louis following a rash of car break-ins around Busch Stadium. Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute

Susan Pendergrass, Elias Tsapelas, and David Stokes join Zach Lawhorn to discuss the end of 2023 Missouri legislative session. Produced by Show-Me OpportunityΑπό τον Show-Me Institute