A PRiMER on High School Start Times in Missouri.

A PRiMER on Chronic Absenteeism in Missouri Schools.

A comprehensive PRiMER on the Missouri Growth Model.

Since 2020, Saint Louis University (SLU) has worked with YouGov to poll Missouri citizens on current issues in politics and education. The PRiME Center funded a poll presented to 900 likely Missouri voters from February 14–February 26, 2024 to inform stakeholders on public opinion surrounding political and education-related policy issues. In this report, we dive into the most recent education results.

Recently, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education proposed an increase in our state’s public school funding. This PRiMER summarizes the current state funding model, explains its potential for inequity, and analyzes the proposed funding changes.

This PRiMER shows the most common types of charter and magnet schools within Missouri, and defines some terms helpful for understanding different types of charter and magnet schools.

This PRiMER shows how gun violence has increasingly affected Missouri students, highlights some common policy solutions across the country, and tracks Missouri voter opinion about these policies.