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Congress Weighs Child Tax Credit Expansion
This week, as families across the country filed their 2024 returns, a quieter debate in Washington could reshape next year’s tax season — and the financial outlook for millions of households with children. Chief among the issues in play: whether…
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Weekly Update
This week’s highlights: Top News – Congress Weighs Child Tax Credit Expansion Missouri Update – Kehoe replaces state board president Kansas Update – Legislative Session Recap Additional Highlights – Under the hood of the North Kansas City School District‘s nationally recognized Automotive Technology Program Read our…
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Advanced Manufacturing Demands an Advanced Workforce
While recent headlines have focused on tariffs and trade policy, a quieter consensus has emerged across party lines: reshoring critical industries is now a national priority. The debate is no longer about whether to bring key sectors like advanced manufacturing back to…
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Weekly Update
This week’s highlights: Top News – With tariffs back in the spotlight, Aligned examines what it will take to build a workforce ready for the future of advanced manufacturing in Kansas and Missouri. Missouri Update – Voters approve more than $1 billion…
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Facing the Future with Fewer Learners
Enrollment decline lurks behind many conversations in education, fueling concern across the spectrum from early childhood through higher education. After all, many of our systems, institutions, and laws are predicated on the continued growth in students. Enrollment declines in both K–12 and…
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Weekly Update
This week’s highlights: Top News – KCPS seeks its first bond approval since 1967, but it’s just one of dozens of districts asking voters to fund facilities, teacher pay, and school safety upgrades. Missouri Update – Aligned co-sponsors reception celebrating women in…
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How Missouri Funds Public Schools
This week, the Missouri House Budget Committee approved HB 2, allocating $8.2 billion for elementary and secondary education in the upcoming fiscal year. The committee’s version of the bill also diverges from several of Governor Mike Kehoe‘s early childhood priorities. Specifically, it excludes the Governor’s proposed…
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Weekly Update
This week’s highlights: Top News – Enrollment decline lurks behind many conversations in education, fueling concern across the spectrum from early childhood through higher education Missouri Update – the Missouri House Budget Committee approved HB 2, allocating $8.2 billion for elementary and secondary education – we breakdown the funding…
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Executive Order… Now What?
President Trump has signed an executive order directing the closure of the U.S. Department of Education, marking a historic shift in federal education policy. While this move fulfills a longstanding conservative goal of returning education authority to the states, major legal, logistical,…
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Weekly Update
This week’s highlights: Top News – President Trump has signed an executive order directing the closure of the U.S. Department of Education, marking a historic shift in federal education policy. Missouri Update – House budget chair cuts $106 million in child care funds from…
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Press Release: Georgetown Edunomics
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, MARCH 18, 2025 – Aligned, a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of business leaders who educate and influence policymakers to drive educational transformation efforts, announces the unique opportunity for school and business leaders to earn a certificate in education finance…
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Weekly Update
This week’s highlights: Top News – Ambiguity Abounds in Federal Education Policy Missouri Update – Open Enrollment: Debunking the Myths Kansas Update – Aligned’s Role in HB 2303 and the State Longitudinal Data System Additional Highlights – Spring Break: A Student-Inspired Tradition Read our…
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