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Aligned is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of business leaders committed to improving education in Kansas and Missouri.
Edunomics Certificate in Education Finance – June 10-11, 2025
Kauffman Foundation Conference Center | Kansas City, Missouri
Earn a Certificate in Education Finance from Georgetown University
Aligned is proud to partner with Georgetown University to offer an exclusive opportunity for school and business leaders to participate in the Certificate in Education Finance (CEF) course.
This week’s highlights: Top News - Congress Weighs Child Tax Credit Expansion Missouri Update - Kehoe replaces state board president Kansas Update - Legislative Session Recap Additional Highlights - Under the hood of the North Kansas City School District's nationally recognized Automotive Technology...
This week’s highlights: Top News – With tariffs back in the spotlight, Aligned examines what it will take to build a workforce ready for the future of advanced manufacturing in Kansas and Missouri. Missouri Update – Voters approve more than $1 billion in local school bonds and tax measures to fund...
This week’s highlights: Top News - KCPS seeks its first bond approval since 1967, but it’s just one of dozens of districts asking voters to fund facilities, teacher pay, and school safety upgrades. Missouri Update - Aligned co-sponsors reception celebrating women in government at the Governor's...
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Aligned Case Study
In this case study, we showcase the success of the Visiting Scholars Certification Pathway. In 2018, Aligned worked with the Missouri General Assembly to pass legislation establishing and expanding the Visiting Scholar Certificate. This certificate is available to individuals with an academic degree or related occupational experience in a secondary content area. Qualified individuals must be employed by a Missouri public school district as part of a business-education partnership initiative designed to build career pathways systems for students or employed as part of an initiative designed to fill vacant positions in hard-to-staff public schools or hard-to-fill subject areas for students in a grade or grades not lower than the ninth grade.
In this case study, we showcase the success of the Visiting Scholars Certification Pathway. In 2018, Aligned worked with the Missouri General Assembly to pass legislation establishing and expanding the Visiting Scholar Certificate. This certificate is available to individuals with an academic degree or related occupational experience in a secondary content area. Qualified individuals must be employed by a Missouri public school district as part of a business-education partnership initiative designed to build career pathways systems for students or employed as part of an initiative designed to fill vacant...
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