St. Louis Research-Practice Collaborative

Three fabulous members of our team — Dr. Saras Chung (SKIP DesignEd), Dr. Candice Carter-Oliver (Confluence Academies), and Dr. Jason Jabbari (WashU) — presented to the Social Policy Institute at Wash U last week for their series on using data for good. Watch them discuss the importance of sharing education data across school systems, what we're learning, and why it matters to educators!

Sharing Data, Building Trust recording

From The Post-Dispatch's editorial board: "When top administrators of St. Louis Public Schools and the city’s two largest charter districts unite to deliver an important educational message, St. Louisans should take notice."

We agree!

Editorial: St. Louis school administrators are right about need to reduce student churn When top administrators of St. Louis Public Schools and the city’s two largest charter districts unite to deliver an important educational message, St. Louisans should take notice. These are school

Have you or anyone you know moved OUT of St. Louis City with PreK-12 grade kids? SKIP is working with St. Louis City school leaders to understand and enhance family experiences with education in the city. Pass this along to anyone who might qualify. Thank you!

Survey: https://wustl.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6yQVJm48ahEykp8?fbclid=IwAR1WZ340wlzwuwXPgs474B-YjCiqu6WrylayLRCJZ8bGusq2wT85TqiJuzg

STL City Family Experiences This is an anonymous survey for parents/guardians of children, ages 0-18, who once lived in St. Louis City but have since moved away.

"The common narrative of traditional school districts versus charters isn’t accurate. This is not the first time we’ve worked together as school leaders and through partnerships like the St. Louis Research-Practice Collaborative, it won’t be the last. We may compete to run the best schools, but none of us will succeed if we fail to keep our children in a stable school environment."

The leaders of our K-12 school partners wrote this opinion piece. Give it a read!

https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/williams-and-carter-oliver-teaming-up-to-reduce-student-mobility-in-our-schools/article_c000b664-50a9-5515-947d-3531c3468a8e.html"

Williams and Carter-Oliver: Teaming up to reduce student mobility in our schools Visit one of our kindergarten classrooms on the first day of school and know that many of those children will not still be classmates at the end of sixth grade.