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Post-Session Analysis: 2026 Missouri Education Policy
Event Overview Join Aligned for a high-level breakdown of the 2026 Missouri Legislative Session and what it means for education policy, students, schools, and the state’s workforce moving forward. This webinar will walk through the major education issues, key bills,…
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Weekly Update — 04/24/26
This originally appeared in Aligned’s weekly newsletter. Want future updates in your inbox? Sign up today. Missouri’s assessment pilot and the case for balanced accountability Missouri’s new assessment pilot has given life to an age-old debate in education policy. As we wrote last August,…
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Missouri Teacher Workforce Series: Part 3
The Fragility of the Missouri Teaching Workforce How Temporary Fixes are Becoming Permanent Solutions in Missouri Classrooms Missouri’s teacher workforce is holding together, albeit in different ways than before. This third report in Aligned’s Missouri Teacher Workforce Series examines how…
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2026 Kansas Legislative Recap
Event Overview Join Aligned for a high-level breakdown of the 2026 Kansas Legislative Session and what it means for education policy moving forward. This webinar will walk through the key bills, major priorities, and outcomes that shaped the session. We…
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Missouri’s teacher workforce challenges are continuing and the impact on students is real.
Part 3 of this series highlights where instability is growing and what it means for classroom consistency, experience, and long term outcomes.
This is about more than staffing. It’s about making sure students have strong, stable learning environments.
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Temporary Fixes Becoming Permanent in Classrooms
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Missouri schools are relying more on temporary and early-career teachers as workforce challenges reshape classrooms.
This week’s newsletter covers key education updates in Missouri and Kansas, including Missouri’s assessment pilot, budget negotiations, teacher workforce trends, Kansas school finance discussions, and Aligned’s upcoming post-session webinar.
Read the full update for what’s moving, what’s unresolved, and what it means for students and schools. wearealigned.org/weekly-update-04-24-26/
Thrilled to be part of these conversations.
We’re here to keep the focus where it matters most on students. Every conversation, policy, and decision should connect back to whether students are being better prepared, supported, and set up for success.
That also means pushing for clear outcomes, transparency in how systems are working, and accountability for results. When those pieces are in place, students and families benefit.
Looking forward to the discussions ahead.
Missouri isn’t just losing teachers… it’s losing the middle.
Our new report shows mid-career teachers are disappearing across key grades and subjects the educators schools rely on to mentor, stabilize teams, and drive student outcomes.
Read Part 2 of our Missouri Teacher Workforce Series to see what’s happening and why it matters for long-term stability.
Missouri Teacher Workforce: Analyzing Mid-Career Loss | Aligned
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Where is Missouri losing mid-career teachers? This report maps workforce gaps across grades and subjects and what they mean for schools.