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Lessons Learned From Missouri Institutions Of Higher Education Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic, Amy Estlund, Catherine Shoff, Amanda Harrod Dec 2021

Lessons Learned From Missouri Institutions Of Higher Education Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic, Amy Estlund, Catherine Shoff, Amanda Harrod

Missouri Policy Journal

Institutions of higher education (IHE) have worked tirelessly to mitigate the effect of SARS-Co-V2 (COVID-19) on their campuses. Shortly after COVID-19 hit Missouri, several state departments united their efforts to understand and problem-solve around the pandemic. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (DHEWD) led one such effort, facilitating weekly meetings with members from Missouri’s IHE. The research team reviewed thirty-one video recordings from November 4, 2020, to June 9, 2021, and interviewed DHEWD staff. Using focused coding, the research team identified the role of DHEWD, leaders that emerged during the process, several challenges IHE faced during the …


Preschool Education For Three- And Four-Year-Olds In Kansas And Missouri: Reflections On State To State “Laboratories Of Democracy”, Judith Mcconnell Mikkelson, Dong Hwa Choi Dec 2021

Preschool Education For Three- And Four-Year-Olds In Kansas And Missouri: Reflections On State To State “Laboratories Of Democracy”, Judith Mcconnell Mikkelson, Dong Hwa Choi

Missouri Policy Journal

The well-being and education of three- and four-year-old children living in Kansas and Missouri is examined. The need for quality preschool education and its importance and history are viewed along with the licensing and regulations for preschools and that of preschool teachers. In addition, each state’s funding, state standards, regulations, supporting grants, Head Start programs, parent involvement, and special education services are compared and presented as state-to-state examples of “Laboratories of Democracy.”


Editor's Note, Joseph A. Cernik Dec 2021

Editor's Note, Joseph A. Cernik

Missouri Policy Journal

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Cover, Colin Cernik Dec 2021

Cover, Colin Cernik

Missouri Policy Journal

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Modern Policing, Reform Efforts, And Implementation Of Evidence-Based Practices For Eyewitness Identification Procedures, Joseph M. Zlatic, Jeanie Thies Dec 2021

Modern Policing, Reform Efforts, And Implementation Of Evidence-Based Practices For Eyewitness Identification Procedures, Joseph M. Zlatic, Jeanie Thies

Missouri Policy Journal

This article discusses various avenues to law enforcement reform that have been proposed, especially in regard to adoption of evidence-based practices. The authors advocate for specific reforms regarding eyewitness identification policies and protocols, and offer an overview of the supporting research. A brief history of the challenges to police reform is presented with an emphasis on how political factors stymie success. The authors assert that expanding use of model policies for eyewitness identification, either through legislation or appealing to agencies to voluntarily adopt such policies, is relatively apolitical and requires minimal to moderate cost and effort.