Show-Me Institute Podcast

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Show-Me Institute Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Show-Me Institute, with 480 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Show-Me Institute hosts Show-Me Institute Podcast, a news show with 480 episodes published.

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  American Civics Education Tests Trivia, Not Understanding with Brian Kisida

  Sep 22, 202625 min

  Susan Pendergrass speaks with Brian Kisida, associate professor in the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs and director of Mizzou's Open Minds Initiative, about what's missing from civics education in America. They discuss why current civics assessments test trivia rather than real understanding, why comparing the U.S. to authoritarian regimes could improve civic knowledge, whether teachers are to blame for declining faith in America among young people, and how Missouri could build better civics assessments and reporting. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

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  Understanding Missouri's Teacher Shortage with Avery Frank and James V. Shuls

  Sep 17, 202625 min

  Susan Pendergrass speaks with Avery Frank, senior policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute, and James V. Shuls, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute and head of the Education Liberty Branch of the Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University, about their new report, "Understanding Missouri's Teacher Shortage: Evaluating Missouri's Teacher Pipeline to Inform Future Policy Strategies." They discuss whether Missouri actually faces a statewide teacher shortage crisis, why teacher hiring has grown even as enrollment declines, which subject areas and school districts face real shortages, the case for differential pay, and more. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

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  What Parents Think About Public Education with Colyn Ritter

  Sep 15, 202621 min

  Susan Pendergrass speaks with Colyn Ritter, research analyst at EdChoice, about the annual Schooling in America survey. They discuss why public confidence in K-12 education has been declining, the real reasons parents switch their kids' schools, why open enrollment polls at 80 percent support among parents, and what parents think about AI and cell phones in the classroom. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

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  A Better Way to Teach History with Jon Bassett and Gary Shiffman

  Sep 9, 202634 min

  Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jon Bassett and Gary Shiffman, founding partners of 4QM Teaching, about their Four Question Method for teaching history and social studies. They discuss why so much history instruction fails to build lasting knowledge, the four questions that structure a well-taught history lesson (what happened, what were they thinking, why then and there, and what do we think about that), why "knowledge first" matters for both literacy and civic discourse, and how their approach could help address declining civics and history knowledge among young people. Produced by Show-Me Opportunity

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  Missouri's School Administrator Personnel Boom: Is It DEI? | Audio Brief

  Sep 1, 20263 min

  Show-Me Institute Audio Briefs features audio versions of select articles, commentary, and publications from the Show-Me Institute. Learn more at showmeinstitute.org: https://showmeinstitute.org/publication/education/missouris-21st-century-public-school-personnel-boom/ Produced by Show-Me Opportunity This episode was produced using AI-generated narration.

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