Missouri Assessment Program

School building, education accountability, education transparency, MOSchool Rankings

Education | ARTICLE | December 18, 2025

Accountable, Understandable, and Comparable

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

MAP testing, Missouri reading scores, early literacy reforms, childhood reading, reading to learn, third grade retention

Education | ARTICLE | August 20, 2025

Missouri’s Stagnant Reading Scores

By Avery Frank | Read Time 2 min

Missouri education policy, omnibus bills, SB 68, school choice, cell phone bans

Education | ARTICLE | May 28, 2025

Senate Bill 68: Another Education Omnibus, Part 2

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Child reading, books, reading instruction, retention policy, phonics, student assessment, Missouri schools, Mississippi, 3rd graders

Education | ARTICLE | October 8, 2024

Should Missouri Consider a 3rd-Grade Retention Policy?

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

St. Louis schools, charter schools, magnet schools, MAP test, school performance, competition, accountability, test scores

Education | ARTICLE | September 17, 2024

Comparing the Performance of Public Schools in the City of St. Louis

By James V. Shuls and 1 more | Read Time 3 min

School exam

Education | ARTICLE | August 20, 2024

Is There a Comeback Story in Missouri Schools?

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

School building

Education | ARTICLE | August 19, 2024

Missouri Needs More Market Forces in Education

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Empty classroom

Education | ARTICLE | June 12, 2024

Are Missouri Students in School Enough?

By Avery Frank | Read Time 3 min

Student taking test

Education | ARTICLE | January 11, 2024

What if We Decided to Lean in to Testing?

By Susan Pendergrass | Read Time 2 min

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