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The Missouri School Rankings Project

2020-2021 Data Now Available at MoSchoolRankings.org Missouri Has an Education Emergency Missouri schools are failing to teach the core subjects of reading and math and the most recent test scores […]

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A Lesson on Early Literacy from the Magnolia State

If I polled one hundred Missourians on which state they thought had the best early literacy policies in the nation, I’m almost certain most of them wouldn’t immediately say “Mississippi.” […]

Corporate Welfare

Podcast: Disney, $500 for Missourians, and an Education Super Bill

David Stokes, Susan Pendergrass and Elias Tsapelas join Zach Lawhorn to discuss Disney bringing special taxing districts into the headlines, the latest on a tax credit bill, and everything education […]

Podcast: Charter Schools in America with Ron Rice

Susan speaks with Senior Director of Government Relations at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Ron Rice. Ron C. Rice has over 15 years of public policy experience in […]

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An In-depth Look at Missouri’s Rural High Schools

In this report, Susan Pendergrass presents a detailed look at Missouri’s rural high schools, with information about student demographics along with key indicators like student/teacher ratios, teacher experience, and per-student […]

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An In-depth Look at Missouri’s Public Schools

In this report, Susan Pendergrass presents a detailed look at Missouri’s rural high schools, with information about student demographics along with key indicators like student/teacher ratios, teacher experience, and per-student […]

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