Money matters. But money alone doesn’t guarantee better results. The Aligned Data Matrix is our education finance data hub that lets you compare funding and student outcomes across Missouri school

This month’s highlights: Top Story — Testing & accountability at a crossroads : what the research says, why it matters now, and how systems should evolve. Missouri Update — Funding Formula

This month’s highlights: Top News — Congress passes the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, ushering in major tax changes for child care, K–12 education, and workforce training. Missouri Update — The School

This month's highlights: Top News — Federal debates on the child tax credit and student loans gain momentum, while the Supreme Court lets Oklahoma’s religious charter school ruling stand. Missouri

Join us on our 2025 Cradle to Career Listening Tour — a four-stop journey across Kansas to gather community insights and drive meaningful conversations around workforce, education, and opportunity

This week’s highlights: Top News - The state of school finance reform in both states. Missouri Update - Brief legislative session recap and remembering Kit Bond. Kansas Update - More school bond

On July 16, 2025, Aligned’s second webinar examined the vital link between property taxes and education funding in Kansas and Missouri. Property taxes remain the primary source of local school revenue

On May 14, 2025, Aligned hosted the first webinar in its bi-monthly series, focusing on how Kansas and Missouri fund special education. The session provided an overview of how both states allocate

During the first few meetings of the Kansas Education Funding Task Force, both policymakers and district leaders have raised a familiar question: how much money are school districts keeping in reserve

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