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Missouri School Accountability: Current and Future Directions for Elementary and Middle Schools

In this policy brief, we build on our previous brief, Missouri's School Accountability System, and take a deeper dive into two specific components of school accountability systems—school rating systems and accountability indicator weights. We discuss the weight of academic growth within performance indicators at the elementary and middle school level and consider the proposed changes to these areas under SB 341 and HB 558. We add evidence by examining school accountability systems in states with high growth and conclude by providing policy recommendations based on our findings.

Elementary Age Population Decline, School Closures, and Access to Public Elementary School Options in St. Louis City

UPDATED: In this brief, we examine the relationship between changes in the elementary age population in St. Louis City, school closures, school choice, and access to public elementary school options across the city.

School Choice, Saint LouisSLU PRiMENovember 30, 2022School of Education at Saint Louis UniversityAmy Shelton, Meg GortonComment

The Demand and Supply of Private School Choice in Missouri

This brief considers the demand and supply sides of private school choice in Missouri and how the opinions of voters, parents, and private school leaders diverge on the MOScholars Program.

SLU Poll, School ChoiceSLU PRiMEOctober 11, 2022School of Education at Saint Louis UniversityAmy Shelton, Meg GortonComment

Enrollment Changes in St. Louis' Catholic Schools

UPDATED: This brief examines changes to enrollment in schools under the Archdiocese of St. Louis, describing research on enrollment changes over the last ten years from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) and using data from the Private School Universe Survey (PSS) from the U.S. Department of Education over the last 20 years. We describe trends in St. Louis and other major archdioceses and conclude with highlights of the current strategic planning processes for the Archdiocese of St. Louis and other large archdioceses

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