This summer, PRiME welcomed three K-12 educators as fellows to boost their skills in educational research and data literacy. Over six weeks, they’ll analyze data, conduct surveys, and complete a capstone project, contributing to a PRiME initiative. #EdResearch #K12Education

"That's the great thing about growth is that it allows all schools to shine and really show what they can do to move the needle." Collin Hitt appeared on The Big 550 KTRS to discuss the SLU PRiME Center Growth report which highlights several STL charter schools! 🎙⬇️ bit.ly/4bWz2kH

An interesting policy brief from the SLU PRiME Center Center at Saint Louis University looks at Missouri School Missouri DESE Discipline Trends: Analyzing Inequities in Out-of-School Suspensions. MASA Leaders MoASSP MAESP Take a look👉sluprime.org/policy-brief-d…

Last week, PRiME attended the NNERPP conference in VA. We collaborated with WashU Institute for School Partnership, St. Louis Research-Practice Collaborative, and OEP to host sessions on navigating research practice partnerships (RPP) and looking at RPPs through an early career scholar lens. #rpp #edpolicy #nnerpp

Happy Monday! PRiME’s website is down for maintenance, but you can follow us here in the meantime and look for us soon at primecenter.org ‼️

Such a great conference season this summer! I felt so lucky to attend the NNERPP forum back in my home town Richmond, with our St. Louis teams SLU PRiME Center WashU Institute for School Partnership St. Louis Research-Practice Collaborative! I was also able to present my dissertation and attend some great sessions at #APA2024!

👩‍💻Update: Our website is back up and running! Check it out here: sluprime.org

On July 10, 2024, Saint Louis University's School of Education celebrated the fifth year of the STL Teaching Fellows @ SLU program at SLU's Il Monastero. slu.edu/education/news…

☀️This summer, PRiME welcomed Joy Rogers, Imani Dyson, and Paul Wunnenberg to be our Summer Research Fellows. At the end of July, they presented their final projects and will continue to see them through after the close of our program! So excited to see what they accomplish!

⏰ Awake yet? In our newest brief about school start times, PRiME compiled a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive dataset of Missouri high school start times, containing 295 high schools from 230 school districts across the state. Find it here: primecenter.org/policy-brief-d…

This brief could not have been done without the collaboration and hard work of one of our summer research fellows, Paul Wunnenberg! What a great way to kick off the new school year! 🤓🤓

Be sure to also check out Claudette Riley piece on the News-Leader covering some of the education topics from the SLU/YouGov Poll! She discusses cell phones in schools, 4-day weeks, hs start times, and voter opinions on MO public schools. 🔗 Find it here: news-leader.com/story/news/edu…

Check it out🤩: SLU/YouGov co-poll director, Ashley Donaldson Burle, went on KMOX St. Louis News yesterday to discuss findings from the poll, including MO voters’ opinions on phones in schools and four-day school weeks! 🔗Find it here: audacy.com/kmox/news/loca…

If you haven't yet, check out our Instagram: instagram.com/slu_prime/ See you there! 😎😎😎

📊The results of the recent SLU/YouGov Poll suggest Missouri voters are in favor of pushing back start times (52% support overall), particularly voters aged 18–44, who are more likely to have school-aged children (more than 71% support). 🔗primecenter.org/policy-brief-d…

📚 Missouri high schools have the 11th earliest start times in the U.S. with an average start time of 7:48 AM—42 mins earlier than recommended! ⏰ Some schools even start as early as 7:00 AM. Learn more a: primecenter.org/policy-brief-d… #Education #SleepMatters #Missouri

📅 Schools on a 4-day week have the same average start time as those on a 5-day week—the extra hours are added to the end of the day.There's also little difference in start times between charter and regular local schools.Learn more: primecenter.org/policy-brief-d… #Education #Missouri

📸Looking for a quick snapshot of school start times in Missouri? Check out our latest primer below and click here for the full report: primecenter.org/education-repo…