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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 governor's budget Kansas...

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 latest...

This week's highlights: Top News - Across Kansas and Missouri, voters are being asked to weigh in on school bond proposals that will shape the future of their local schools. From basic facility upgrades to new construction, these bonds are becoming a common tool for districts to modernize classrooms...

This week’s highlights: Top News - As Kansas and Missouri work through their education budgets and consider changes to how they fund schools, special education funding is getting long-overdue attention — and the conversation couldn’t come at a more critical time. Missouri Update - ​The Department of...

This week’s highlights: Top News - Although the national test that measures academic achievement may have limitations, the data consistently shows that too many students are not proficient at reading, and progress remains slow. Missouri Update - House committee debates bill to ban Three-Cueing...

This week’s highlights: Top News - For the second year in a row, leaders in Kansas are pushing a plan to consolidate early childhood programs and services currently spread across multiple state departments. Missouri Update - Kids Win Missouri, with the support of Aligned, proposes the Missouri...