http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:28:04 GMT Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/28 There are a lot of anecdotal claims about school uniforms helping to level economic status, increase attendance rates, create a healthier school environment, curb school violence, increase academic achievement, and so forth. Unfortunately, none of them have been substantiated. And yet, according to recent estimates, today “roughly 25% of our elementary public schools have mandatory school uniform policies,” observes David Brunsma, whereas in the mid-1990s only 5% had such policies. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:28:04 GMT http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/28 (LuAnne Roth)