People are talking about tech in Missouri schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation temperature, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
| No. | State | Mark | Band |
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State report
Missouri
About 861k students · 107 districts checked67
HotRank 27 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 17 signals in 17 events
Where the heat comes from
Hottest districts in Missouri
Latest across Missouri
- Joplin transportation staff exploring AI-enabled bus cameras
- Lindbergh safety workshop reviews cameras, badges and visitor systems
- Fort Zumwalt safety update floats more cameras and visitor systems
- Missouri AG opens investigation into TikTok's effects on children
- Park Hill parents petition for intentional tech use
- Pattonville approves replacing 25 PLTW lab computers
- St. Charles County CAPS launches first AI Emerging Technologies course
- Clayton student focus groups prefer iPads, want home access, question AI
Research coverage
We've checked 107 of 516 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not quiet. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
Missouri districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill School District | 30 | Mild | 1 |
| Francis Howell R-III School District | 22 | Mild | 1 |
| Pattonville R-III School District | 22 | Mild | 1 |
| Oak Grove R-VI School District | 13 | Cool | 1 |
| Clayton School District | 11 | Cool | 1 |
| Fort Zumwalt R-II School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Fox C-6 School District | 0 | Quiet | 2 |
| Joplin School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Lindbergh School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Parkway C-2 School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
| Raymore-Peculiar R-II School District | 0 | Quiet | 1 |
We also checked 96 other districts in Missouri and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States with signals
National signals, not mapped