Short, Sharable Summaries on Education topics

Parent PRiMERs are one or two-page overviews of subjects we believe to be important to Missouri’s educational community - especially our parents and families.

 
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Doubled UP: Housing Instability And Homelessness Among Students In Missouri
Doubled UP: Housing Instability And Homelessness Among Students In Missouri

A PRiMER on housing instability and homelessness among students in Missouri.

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Missouri School Discipline Trends: AnalyzinG Inequities in Out-Of-School Suspensions
Missouri School Discipline Trends: AnalyzinG Inequities in Out-Of-School Suspensions

A PRiMER on Missouri school discipline trends by analyzing inequities in out-of-school suspensions

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Physical Education: Policies & Practices in Missouri K-12 Schools
Physical Education: Policies & Practices in Missouri K-12 Schools

A PRiMER on Physical Education Policies and Practices in Missouri K-12 Schools

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Taking Attendance: Estimating Homeschooling Populations in States
Taking Attendance: Estimating Homeschooling Populations in States

A PRiMER on estimating homeschooling populations in states without official homeschooling data.

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A Tale of Two Tests: NAEP Vs. MAP Results in Missouri, 2019-2024
A Tale of Two Tests: NAEP Vs. MAP Results in Missouri, 2019-2024

A PRiMER on Missouri’s 2024 NAEP scores.

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Head Count: Enrollment Over Time Across Missouri, Kansas City, and St. Louis Metro
Head Count: Enrollment Over Time Across Missouri, Kansas City, and St. Louis Metro

A PRiMER on enrollment over time across Missouri, Kansas City, and St. Louis Metro

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Empty Desks: An Analysis of Chronic Absenteeism in Missouri Schools
Empty Desks: An Analysis of Chronic Absenteeism in Missouri Schools

A PRiMER on Chronic Absenteeism in Missouri Schools.

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The 4-day School Week in Missouri: What Do We Know?
The 4-day School Week in Missouri: What Do We Know?

A PRiMER on the 4-Day School Week in Missouri.

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St. Louis Teaching Fellows
St. Louis Teaching Fellows

A PRiMER on the St. Louis Teaching Fellows Program.

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Missouri MAP Results: 2024 Edition
Missouri MAP Results: 2024 Edition

A PRiMER on Missouri’s 2024 MAP Scores.

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Unlocking The Mystery of Title 1: Transforming Education for All?
Unlocking The Mystery of Title 1: Transforming Education for All?

A PRiMER on Title 1 Funding in Missouri.

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High School Start Times
High School Start Times

A PRiMER on High School Start Times in Missouri.

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Absenteeism
Absenteeism

A PRiMER on Chronic Absenteeism in Missouri Schools.

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The Missouri Growth Model
The Missouri Growth Model

A comprehensive PRiMER on the Missouri Growth Model.

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February 2024 SLU/YouGov Poll Education Results
February 2024 SLU/YouGov Poll Education Results

Since 2020, Saint Louis University (SLU) has worked with YouGov to poll Missouri citizens on current issues in politics and education. The PRiME Center funded a poll presented to 900 likely Missouri voters from February 14–February 26, 2024 to inform stakeholders on public opinion surrounding political and education-related policy issues. In this report, we dive into the most recent education results.

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Missouri School Funding
Missouri School Funding

Recently, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education proposed an increase in our state’s public school funding. This PRiMER summarizes the current state funding model, explains its potential for inequity, and analyzes the proposed funding changes.

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Charter and Magnet Schools
Charter and Magnet Schools

This PRiMER shows the most common types of charter and magnet schools within Missouri, and defines some terms helpful for understanding different types of charter and magnet schools.

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School Accountability
School Accountability

The Missouri School Improvement Plan (MSIP 6) offers a new way to measure school success . This PRiMER explains the MSIP 6 and how schools and district will be graded moving forward. Additionally, you can check out how your school or district scored!

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School Safety: Gun Violence
School Safety: Gun Violence

This PRiMER shows how gun violence has increasingly affected Missouri students, highlights some common policy solutions across the country, and tracks Missouri voter opinion about these policies.

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