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Newly elected Mike Kehoe swears in as 58th governor of Missouri
Newly elected Mike Kehoe swears in as 58th governor of Missouri

This week’s highlights: Top News - Governor Mike Kehoe credits mentorship in inauguration day speech. Missouri Update - Aligned and other child advocates met with Speaker Jon Patterson to discuss a proposal to create a community childcare exchange. Kansas Update - Governor Laura Kelly addresses...

Playbook opened

This week’s highlights: Top News - Missouri releases playbook to curb teacher shortages. Missouri Update - Newly installed legislative leaders prioritize children Kansas Update - Members of the Kansas Legislature set their sights on a shorter session. Additional Highlights - Aligned unveils policy...

Roadmap of Aligned Priorities

This week’s highlights: Top News - Aligned will continue to focus on early care and education solutions, open enrollment and college access, and school finance reform. Yesterday, we presented our priorities for 2025 to lawmakers and partners in a webinar detailing our priorities' specifics. Missouri...

Tyler_Nottberg

The Missouri Times published an opinion piece this week penned by Tyler Nottberg, Aligned's co-founder and the Chairman and CEO of Kansas City-based U.S. Engineering, that gives an executive's perspective on fine-tuning Missouri's early childhood system. Read below. Build. Solve. Evolve. That’s our...

Department of Education Exterior

This month's highlights: Top News - The implications of dismantling the Department of Education. Missouri Update - DESE releases school performance scores, which show some gains. Kansas Update - Blue Ribbon Task Force on screen time recommends a bell-to-bell cellphone ban. Additional Highlights -...

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