Since 2020, SLU has partnered with YouGov to poll Missouri likely voters on relevant political and education-related issues. In this brief, we dive into the results, focusing specifically on the education questions posed to voters in the Spring 2026 iteration of the survey.

This brief analyzes Missouri voters’ perceptions of public school quality using nine waves of the SLU/YouGov poll from 2020–2025 (N=7,281).