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Monthly Update — July 2026
Our July 2026 Kansas and Missouri education policy update examines Missouri school funding reform and A–F grades, a Kansas audit of industrial revenue bonds, and upcoming Aligned events and news. This originally appeared in Aligned’s monthly newsletter. Want future updates…
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Missouri school funding reform: Two models, difficult tradeoffs
On Monday, the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force convened in Jefferson City for its ninth full meeting. The meeting marked a shift in both tone and substance from the Task Force’s earlier work. Instead of analyzing problems with the…
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Building Talent Pipelines: Apprenticeships in Kansas
A conversation on career pathways, workforce needs, and how Kansas employers can get involved. Apprenticeships are one of the most practical ways to connect education and the workforce. Join Aligned for a virtual conversation on how apprenticeship programs can help…
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Childcare as a Workforce Issue: Childcare in Kansas
A conversation on child care, workforce, and what employers can do next. Child care is not just a family issue. It is a workforce, economic development, and community issue. Join Aligned for a virtual conversation on the current state of…
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CNBC’s 2026 America’s Top States for Business rankings place Kansas at No. 37 and Missouri at No. 38 overall.
The rankings evaluate factors such as workforce, education, infrastructure, the economy and business friendliness, highlighting areas where both states have room to improve.
These results should push a serious, nonpartisan conversation about what it will take to strengthen education, workforce development, infrastructure, innovation and quality of life in both states.
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America's Top States for Business 2026: See the full rankings and where your state finished
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CNBC’s annual study puts all 50 states to the test across 138 metrics and 10 categories of competitiveness. These are America’s Top States for Business.
Having a busy summer and struggling to keep up with education policy across Kansas and Missouri? That is what we are here to help with.
KANSAS: We are tracking school funding, oversight, tax incentives and the issues shaping the next legislative session.
MISSOURI: We are following school funding modernization, literacy efforts and proposed changes to how schools are evaluated.
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Monthly Update — July 2026 | Aligned
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July’s Kansas and Missouri education policy update covers school funding reform, A–F grades, IRB oversight and child care workforce issues.