PRIME Center at Saint Louis University

10/08/2026

Every four years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress administers its Long-Term Trends Assessment for 9 and 13-year-olds.

Check out PRiME's blog post on trends for 13-year-olds by clicking the link below!

https://www.primecenter.org/prime-blog/ltt-naep-13yo

10/07/2026

How did school district consolidations create the current district map in St. Louis County?

Dr. Amy Shelton and Dr. Joseph Nichols unveil the history of school district consolidation in St. Louis and talk about possible upcoming changes in district lines.

Read their blog by clicking on the link below!

By: Amy Shelton, Ph.D. and Joseph Nichols, Ph.D. St. Louis County, Missouri is divided into 22 regular school districts that vary widely in geographic size and student enrollment, from 668 students in Valley Park to 18,595 students in Rockwood R-6 (2025–26). Student demographics and funding also d...

10/06/2026

Consistently, Missouri poll respondents have advocated for increased teacher salaries. 💵 ✏️

To learn more about the SLU/YouGov poll results and teacher salaries, check out PRiME's blog: https://www.primecenter.org/prime-blog/blog-august-2026-slu-poll

10/05/2026

In 2024-25 and 2025-26, more than 8 in 10 MOScholars participants were in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas...

Interested in more participant demographics?

Check out the latest report now at http://www.primecenter.org/education-reports-database/mo-scholars-geography

10/02/2026

Dr. Collin Hitt and PRiME contributor, Dr. Andrew Camp, spoke on “The Education Gadfly Show” to discuss their new Fordham education report on the Missouri charter school funding gap. The podcast is hosted by co-writer David Griffith and Mike Petrill.

Read about their report and listen to the podcast by clicking the link below!

https://www.primecenter.org/prime-blog/blog-collin-hitt-charter-funding-podcast

10/01/2026

Why is Educational Opportunity in St. Louis So Unequal?

A new PRiME blog post dives into the history of housing discrimination in St. Louis and how it still impacts schools and communities.

Read more below:

Per pupil spending in 2024–25 ranged from $8,731 per year in Jennings (0.4% White) to $24,862 per year in Clayton (61.2% White). Why this stunning disparity? Past local and federal policies prevented Black families in St. Louis from buying homes and building wealth, and our dependence on local pro...

09/30/2026

Most Missouri districts don’t offer paid parental leave to teachers, but many SLU/YouGov poll respondents wish they did. 🏫

Learn more about the poll results and paid parental leave in PRiME's blog: https://www.primecenter.org/prime-blog/blog-august-2026-slu-poll

09/29/2026

PRiME's Executive Director Collin Hitt was featured in a Missouri Independent op-ed focused on charter school funding.

To hear more about this topic, check out the full article: https://missouriindependent.com/2026/09/10/its-time-to-fix-missouris-charter-school-funding-system/

09/28/2026

Have students' test scores recovered from COVID-19?

Check out PRiME's new policy brief that analyzes trends from the 2025 National Assessment of Educational Progress Long-Term Trends!!

Read more below!

This report analyzes the 2025 LTT NAEP results for 9-year-old and 13-year-old students nationally.We examine overall performance trends as well as trends by student demographic subgroup, socioeconomic status, amount students read for fun, and school attendance.

09/25/2026

The St. Louis region offers a wide range of schooling options, including traditional public schools, magnet programs, charter schools, private and religious schools, and homeschooling.

With all of these options, it is important to understand the true dynamics about how parents experience school choice.

For a deeper dive into this study, check out the PRiME Center's report: https://www.primecenter.org/education-reports-database/school-choice-stl