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.
Chronic Absenteeism in Missouri Schools
Each year, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education provides data on the attendance rates of Missouri students. Here, we provide a brief overview of chronic absenteeism and updated attendance rates in Missouri in advance of our forthcoming policy brief. We also debut PRiME’s interactive maps, this one detailing the most recent proportional attendance rates by district.