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Opinion – Missouri Times
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 motto…
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Update – November 2024
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 – Aligned traveled…
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Update – October 2024
This month’s highlights: Top News—With millions of dollars flowing into the Show-Me State to fight over ballot initiatives related to gaming, we provide a deeper dive into where the proceeds go in Missouri and Kansas. Missouri Update – DESE is still playing catch-up on…
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Aligned Case Study
In this case study, we showcase the success of the Visiting Scholars Certification Pathway. In 2018, Aligned worked with the Missouri General Assembly to pass legislation establishing and expanding the Visiting Scholar Certificate. This certificate is available to individuals with…
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Update – September 2024
This month’s highlights: Top News – Lawmakers held hearings during the Veto Session to question the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on the childcare subsidy payment backlog. Missouri Update – St. Louis Board of Education voted unanimously to terminate SLPS Superintendent Dr. Keisha Scarlett’s contract…
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Aligned Case Study
For over four decades, AdventHealth Shawnee Mission (formerly Shawnee Mission Hospital) in Merriam, Kansas, has stood out by offering onsite childcare, a unique benefit that began in 1979 to attract and retain top healthcare talent. Candy Seltman was recruited to…
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Update – August 2024
This month’s highlights: Top News – The number of college closures has surged dramatically, with at least 30 institutions shutting down in 2023 and a rate of one per week in 2024, starkly higher than the previous highest annual closure rate…
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Update – June 2024
This month’s highlights: Top News – Annie E. Casey Foundation released its 35th edition of its KIDS COUNT Data Book. See where Missouri and Kansas stand. Missouri Update – Aligned joined child advocates from around the state filled the Millbotton Event Center in Jefferson City this…
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Weekly Legislative Update
This week’s highlights: Top News – Despite the political theatrics that characterized much of this year’s session in Jefferson City, our team at Aligned concluded that this was indeed our organization’s best year yet. Missouri Update – Work stalled in the Senate…
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Weekly Legislative Update
This week’s highlights: Top News: Earlier today, the Missouri House gave the final approval to the state’s operating budget for FY25, and earlier this week, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed SB 727 into law. Together, these actions will result in the biggest boost to education funding…
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Weekly Legislative Update
This week’s highlights: Top News: In St. Charles County, the median household pre-tax income stands at $99,596. However, with an average tax rate of 26.8%, the net pay is reduced to around $72,503. This means that a typical family with two working parents can expect to spend…
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Weekly Legislative Update
This week’s highlights: Top News: A report published by the 74 examines the ongoing challenges in education, particularly the complex relationship between school spending, equity, and student outcomes. Missouri Update: The House sent IP reform back to the Senate, and the…