PRiME in the NEWS: Collin Hitt on Missouri Educational Changes

In an op-ed for The Kansas City Star, PRiME Center’s executive director Collin Hitt talks about the top four changes in Missouri education that the PRiME team is keeping an eye on this school year. This includes educational trends post-COVID, four-day school week, homeschooling, and a new accountability system.   
Dr. Hitt on the concurrent changes in Missouri’s education system:


“These trends are important, intertwined storylines. They illustrate an underlying shift in how Missouri families are thinking about and expecting their students to experience education.”

Published September 2026

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