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.
3 Things We Learned About 13-Year-Olds From the 2025 NAEP Long-Term Trends Report
In 2025, NAEP administered its quadrennial Long-Term Trends Assessment for 9- and 13-year-olds. Today, we are going to be looking at three things we learned about 13-year-olds from the recently released results.
Displacement of Black Teachers in Missouri Post-Brown Summary and Coverage
A summary and overview of news coverage of Joseph. R. Nichols, Jr., Ph.D. and Alyssa Ignaczak, M.Ed.’s report on Displacement of Black Teachers in Missouri Post-Brown, 1954-1970.
Count Day in Missouri
Every fall and winter, Missouri schools take part in what may seem like a routine data task: reporting student enrollment on Count Day. But this process is more than a clerical requirement. The numbers submitted on these days drive state funding, federal allocations, and accountability systems that shape the resources and opportunities available to students across the state.