Aligned Releases 2025 Annual Report

In 2025, Aligned navigated leadership transition while expanding its policy impact across Kansas and Missouri. The organization deepened engagement with lawmakers, business leaders, and education stakeholders through statewide listening tours, advisory boards, research, and convenings. Highlights include major investments in education finance capacity through Georgetown’s Edunomics Lab, continued leadership on early childhood and literacy policy, and ongoing work to modernize school finance and data systems. The 2025 Annual Report captures how Aligned translated complex education challenges into clearer, more actionable policy conversations — with students and workforce outcomes at the center.