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  • 2026 Kansas Legislative Session Review

    The 2026 Kansas Legislative Session advanced several important education policies focused on student outcomes, workforce readiness, transparency, and long-term success. This year, Kansas lawmakers took action to strengthen classroom learning environments, improve accountability, expand education and workforce pathways, support early…

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  • Weekly Update — 05/01/26

    This originally appeared in Aligned’s weekly newsletter. Want future updates in your inbox? Sign up today. A promising side effect of cell phone bans Much of our work focuses on legislation, data, and the big debates shaping education and workforce policy.…

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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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