Show-Me Institute
Encyclopedia
The Show-Me Institute is a free-market think tank based in St. Louis
, Missouri
(The Show Me State). Founded in 2005, it focuses on economic policy issues in the state of Missouri. The self-declared mission of the Show-Me Institute is "advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy." The president of the Show-Me Institute is Rex Sinquefield
and the chairman is Crosby Kemper III.
The institute's first study, released in March 2006, argued for the elimination of the earnings tax in St. Louis
and Kansas City
. In February 2007, the institute released a widely-discussed report on mayoral control of the St. Louis public school system. In October 2007, the Institute held a conference with leading education policy and legal scholars on the impact of the Missouri Supreme Court's school finance decision. While the institute was not involved in the case, three of the organization's board members intervened on behalf of taxpayers in the case and helped defeat a judicially-mandated increase in education funding. In January 2008, the institute released a study on the fiscal impact of a proposed tax cut for parents of privately schooled children via a tuition tax credit. In August 2010, the institute released a study on the correlation of school superintendent pay and student performance.
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St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
(The Show Me State). Founded in 2005, it focuses on economic policy issues in the state of Missouri. The self-declared mission of the Show-Me Institute is "advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy." The president of the Show-Me Institute is Rex Sinquefield
Rex Sinquefield
Rex Sinquefield, 62, is a conservative businessman active in Missouri politics and philanthropic causes.-Background:Raised in in Saint Louis, Sinquefield received his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1972, his B.S. in 1967 from St. Louis University, where he is a member of the board of...
and the chairman is Crosby Kemper III.
The institute's first study, released in March 2006, argued for the elimination of the earnings tax in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
and Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
. In February 2007, the institute released a widely-discussed report on mayoral control of the St. Louis public school system. In October 2007, the Institute held a conference with leading education policy and legal scholars on the impact of the Missouri Supreme Court's school finance decision. While the institute was not involved in the case, three of the organization's board members intervened on behalf of taxpayers in the case and helped defeat a judicially-mandated increase in education funding. In January 2008, the institute released a study on the fiscal impact of a proposed tax cut for parents of privately schooled children via a tuition tax credit. In August 2010, the institute released a study on the correlation of school superintendent pay and student performance.
Criticism
Rex Sinquefield, president of the Show-Me Institute, has received criticism for his heavy donations to political candidates in the state. The Show-Me institute has been criticized because much of its leadership, including Sinquefield, have made large donations to state politicians whose policies are related to the subjects of Show-Me Institute studies. The Institute performed a poll of parental attitudes toward school choice that some critics described as a push pollPush poll
A push poll is a political campaign technique in which an individual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of respondents under the guise of conducting a poll. In a push poll, large numbers of respondents are contacted, and little or no effort is made to collect and analyze...
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External links
- The Show-Me Institute
- Show-Me Daily — The Show-Me Institute's blog
- Show-Me Policy Pulse — The Show-Me Institute's news reporting site
- Show-Me Living — Show-Me Institute's tax and school tools