Show-Me Institute Podcast

Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: https://showmeinstitute.org/ Private-sector employers have everything to gain by ensuring that new graduates are ready to start work right away. That’s why many professional associations issue their own industry-recognized credentials (IRCs), such as Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification. To promote IRC attain...

Segment from Pete Mundo Mornings on KCMO, Kansas City listen live here: http://www.kcmotalkradio.com/ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: https://showmeinstitute.org/

Segment from KZRG Morning Newswatch. Listen to KRZG here: https://bit.ly/2OsaUgJ Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: https://bit.ly/2FrURwI Patrick Tuohey is the Director of Municipal Policy at the Show-Me Institute. He works with taxpayers, media, and policymakers to foster understanding of the consequences—sometimes unintended—of policies regarding economic development, taxation, education,...

Segment from The Gary Nolan Show on 93.3 The Eagle Listen to the full segment here: https://bit.ly/2OkVeM9 Read the blog disscused here:https://bit.ly/2Cp2xhc Learn more about the Show-Me Institute: https://showmeinstitute.org/

Learn more about the Show-Me Institute:https://showmeinstitute.org/ Dr. Susan Pendergrass: https://showmeinstitute.org/susan-pendergrass Patrick Tuohey: https://showmeinstitute.org/patrick-tuohey Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

Learn more about the Show-Me Institute:https://showmeinstitute.org/ The 74 Million article discussed:https://www.the74million.org/article/shuls-accountability-has-built-a-regulatory-iron-curtain-around-schools-that-shuts-out-a-childs-most-important-teachers-parents/

Segment from The Annie Frey Show, KFTK, St. Louis Listen to the entire episode here: https://971talk.radio.com/media/podcast/annie-frey-show-podcast Learn more about the Show-Me Institute here:https://showmeinstitute.org/

Poverty rates in Missouri have trended downward in the years since the Great Recession. Recent research has indicated that nearly seven in ten Missouri children born into families in the bottom income quintile are expected to have escaped poverty by adulthood. But what of the poverty that remains in our state? In a pair of essays, Emily Stahly first examines the incidence of poverty across Missour...

Show-Me's Dr. Susan Pendergrass and Fox News' Brian Kilmeade discuss school choice and the state of education in the US.

Watch Zoned here: https://showmeinstitute.org/blog/school-choice/zoned Show-Me Institute's Patrick Ishmael talks school choice with KCMO.

Watch the short film here: https://showmeinstitute.org/blog/school-choice/zoned Learn more about school choice in Missouri at ShowMeInstitute.org Listen to the full show:https://www.garynolan.com/gary-nolan-show-thursday-january-17th-2019/

Show Me Institute Director of Government Accountability Patrick Ishmael Joins KZIM/KSIM to discuss Show-Me's 2019 Policy recommendations for Missouri. http://www.kzimksim.com/ Learn more: https://showmeinstitute.org/

Learn more about the SHow-Me Institutes checkbook project here:https://showmeinstitute.org/publication/budget/municipal-checkbook

Jonah Goldberg joins KMOX's Mark Reardon Show to discuss his new book and visit to St. Louis. Aired on September 17, 2018.

Jonah Goldberg joins KFTK's Tim Jones to talk about his new book and visit to St. Louis. Aired on September 14, 2018.

Jonah Goldberg joins KMOX's Hancock and Kelley to discuss his upcoming event with the Show-Me Institute on 9-18-2018. Originally aired on 9-14-2018.

Jonah Goldberg joins KMOX's Hancock and Kelley to discuss his upcoming event with the Show-Me Institute. Originally aired on 9-14-2018.

Patrick Ishmael, Show-Me Institute's Director of Government Accountability, joins Gary Nolan to debunk the most common Right to Work myths. Originally aired on 93.9 The Eagle's Gary Nolan Show on July 5, 2018. Learn more about Right to Work: https://showmeinstitute.org/blog/employment-jobs/prop-facts

Dr. James V. Shuls, Show-Me Institute's Distinguished Fellow of Education Policy, joins KMOX's Charlie Brennan to discuss why Missouri lowered its testings standards and the negative repercussions its had on students. Originally aired on KMOX in St. Louis on July 3, 2018. Learn more in "Like A Sore Thumb: Missouri's Testing Standards Buck National Trend": https://showmeinstitute.org/blog/accountab...

Missouri is one of only five states in the country where 17-year-olds are still automatically tried as adults, but with that comes some problems. Show-Me Institute's Director of Municipal Government, Patrick Tuohey, discusses the benefits of reforming the state's sentencing laws for juvenile offenders. Originally Aired on "The Gary Nolan Show" on 5/10/2018

How can 90% of Missouri students graduate from high school, but only 42.5% are “College or Career Ready”? Well, some are arguing that even though graduation rates are at an all-time high, rates of proficiency have stagnated and declined. On top of that, many Missouri students lack access to higher-level coursework such as AP course like calculus or physics. The lack of “STEM” courses offered in hi...

Show-Me Minute: Liberty At the Show-Me Institute, our motto is “Where Liberty Comes First”. But what does Liberty mean? It’s making your own decisions. Taking responsibility for your own actions. Lots of Missourians are willing to do that, but government refuses to do simple things to help people take charge of their lives. How about more school choice for parents and their children? And fewer gov...

Free Markets When I say free markets, what do I mean? Grocery stores where you don’t have to pay anything? No, it’s an economy with no or very little government interference. Where consumers decide who succeeds or fails, not public officials picking winners and losers. We’ve seen it all too often. Governments giving away millions of dollars in tax subsidies for everything from sports stadiums to b...

Show-Me Minute-Education Reform If knowledge really is power, are we giving our kids enough mental muscle? According to recent tests, most of Missouri’s students aren’t ready for high school work by 9th grade, and aren’t ready for college upon graduation. We need to reform education, and explore every option. Why are Kansas City and St. Louis the only cities allowed to have charter schools in Miss...

Transportation Remember the old muffler commercial where the mechanic says to the car owner, you can pay me now, or pay me later? He meant the muffler was worn out, and the implication was the longer the owner waited, the higher the repair bill was going to be. So it is with Missouri’s highways. Mo Dot says I-70 desperately needs to be replaced, and the cost for that and other big projects will be...