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.
Missouri Voters Support New A-F School Grading Scale, Paid Parental Leave for Teachers, and Increasing Teacher Salaries: 3 Takeaways From the New SLU/YouGov Poll
The PRiME Center has just released the education results from the August 2026 SLU/YouGov Poll. Here are three key takeaways from those results: Missouri voters like the A-F grading scale, most Missouri districts don’t offer paid parental leave to teachers, but most Missourians wish they did, and Missouri consistently wants to see teacher salaries increase.
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.