Weekly Update
This Week’s Highlights:
Top story — New statewide data from the Kansas Teacher Retention Initiative offers a clearer picture of where the educator pipeline is most at risk, with mid-career teachers emerging as the highest retention concern.
Kansas — Lawmakers preview action on a proposed cell phone ban and advance competing House and Senate recommendations for K-12 education funding.
Missouri — The Senate Education Committee takes up open enrollment legislation as lawmakers debate how to expand choice while protecting district stability. Attention also turns to accountability and literacy bills.
Feature — Our latest blog examines Missouri’s school funding modernization effort, highlighting the tension between structural reform and budget reality, and previewing upcoming debates.