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Canter in Total Information AM: Missouri’s school scores have ‘not recovered post pandemic’ says researcher

  • January 21, 2026
  • Rachel Canter

Rachel Canter is Director of Education Policy for the Progressive Policy Institute; and Founding Executive Director of Mississippi First. She joins Megan Lynch ahead of the Fourth Annual Education Town Hall – 2025 Missouri MAP Results today at 11am at the Knight Center at Washington University. What did Mississippi do to turn their rates around? ‘We dramatically increased the rigor of our learning standards,’ says Canter, ‘we expect our students to learn more.’

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