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This week’s highlights: Top News - As Kansas and Missouri celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, educators across both states and the nation are sounding the same alarm: appreciation is welcome, but action is essential. Missouri Update - Where Aligned priorities stand heading into the last week of...
A closely watched U.S. Supreme Court case could open the door for religious organizations to operate publicly funded charter schools. The outcome could have sweeping implications for charter school governance, religious liberty, and state education policy nationwide. In 2023, Oklahoma’s Statewide...
This week’s highlights: Top News - U.S. Supreme Court hears case on religious charter schools Missouri Update - Open enrollment bill heard, a new workforce effort launched, and two new education leaders announced Kansas Update - A look at preschool access, data in Kansas Additional Highlights - Team...
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe said this week he would consider using state surplus funds to keep Head Start going if Congress approves discretionary spending cuts for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed by the Trump Administration. His comments follow a leaked draft of the...
This week’s highlights: Top News - Head Start facing elimination after 60 years Missouri Update - A look at the Governor’s first 100 days Kansas Update - Revenues Are Up — But Kansas’ Budget Still Faces Long-Term Imbalance Additional Highlights - Team Spotlight: Claudia Fury-Aguirre, Manager of...
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 Congress will preserve or expand the Child Tax Credit...