UPDATES ON EDUCATION RESEARCH AND POLICY

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.

 
 
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A Breakdown of Missouri School District Reopening Plans

Over the past week, PRiME searched district websites and Facebook pages to locate reopening plans for nearly every Missouri school district. Though district plans are unique, all provide learning options within three general categories, and each balances student academic needs, the community’s health and safety, and district resources.

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SLPS Teacher Protests and Concerns for Reopening Schools

As the beginning of the new school year and the COVID-19 fall semester draw closer, school districts are beginning to release their plans for how they will protect students and staff from the virus that shut down schools nationwide last spring. Without public recommendations, concerns from teachers and parents are rising around many of the safety questions still to be answered by districts across Missouri and the rest of the nation.

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Finishing High School in a Global Health Crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many things in the school year this spring. To ensure there are opportunities for students to complete AP exams, the College Board is offering online exams and school districts are making accommodations to ensure students have the opportunity to meet graduation requirements. In this blog, we take a look at some of the major policy shifts and how major high school milestones look different in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Higher Education Admissions and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Coronavirus has had a lasting on higher education, leading universities to alter their approach to enrollment and admissions. There is a particular concern around admissions for international students and how to appropriately serve students who will be searching for colleges starting in the fall. In this blog, we take a look at how the Coronavirus is impacting higher education.

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