UPDATES ON EDUCATION RESEARCH AND POLICY
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We want to help lawmakers, educators, and families make decisions about education by providing updates on national, regional and Missouri-specific research. While we strive to be objective, we want to facilitate discussion and will occasionally offer our own views on this blog.
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.
3 Hot Takes: Missouri voters on Four-Day School Weeks, Charter Schools, and School Accountability
Currently, one in three Missouri districts operate on a four-day school week. Policies about four-day school weeks are intended to increase teacher retention. Support for four-day school weeks has slightly increased since February 2023, but has still not reached 50% support.