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Torree Pederson

@TorreeAligned
 Kansas, USA
WeAreAligned.org
Joined January 2014
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@MOEducationAug 31
🎉 Congratulations to all seven 2027 Missouri Teacher of the Year Finalists recognized today! 🎉 🍎 2027 Finalists — Full List: ✨ Bailey Womble — Special Education (Grades K–2), Heritage Elementary ✨ Christine Logan-Hollis — Science (Grades 7–8), Kingston K-14 Middle School ✨ Emily Klein — Social Studies (Grades 10–12), Bayless High School ✨ Nicole Crocker — Agricultural Education (Grades 9–12), Branson High School ✨ Sarah Moonier — Science (Grades 9–12), Rockwood Summit High School ✨ Sarah Newton — English Language Arts (Grade 7), Valley Park Middle School ✨ Sarah Steffens — Reading Interventionist (Grades K–4), Elm Grove Elementary School 📣 Thank you for celebrating these educators with us today. Finalists will inspire even more as the 2027 Missouri Teacher of the Year selection continues — stay tuned! ➡️ See the full news release here: ow.ly/56RS50ZHl1I #MOTOY2027 #TeacherSpotlight #PowerofPublicEd
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The Kansas City Star@KCStar30 Nov 2025
In a tough economy, education is critical in cradle to career pipeline | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reade…
In a tough economy, education is critical in cradle to career pipeline | Opinion

In a tough economy, education is critical in cradle to career pipeline | Opinion

Child care, K–12 education, higher education, and the workforce do not exist in isolation. Wholistic approach to economic improvement needed.

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Well this was fun! #qualified #MavsKC 🥇
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In business, we make decisions by leveraging data and outcomes. Aligned is excited to support #ksleg Kansas as they create their own State Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) to do the same! @KSlegBot dropbox.com/scl/fi/i868ako9k…
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Business aligning with education in action!
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Last week we were honored to host @PLTWorg’s Annual Teacher Mentor Day. 50 middle and high school educators met at our headquarters in Kansas City for professional development and STEM career discovery led by regional partners and U.S. Engineering team members. #LeaveALegacy
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CEO Tyler Nottberg on a tour of the B.E. Smith Family Center @AdventHealthKC: “Thanks to Michael Knecht, Shannon Lockwood & Amy Kilroy for highlighting the amazing work to help children &families gain access to high-quality childcare & early learning.” @WeAreAligned #LeaveALegacy
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For real though... fordhaminstitute.org/nationa…
Replacing the Carnegie Unit will spark a battle royale

Replacing the Carnegie Unit will spark a battle royale

One of the most important efforts in American education today is the project to displace the Carnegie Unit as the fundamental unit of measurement in high schools. The scant coverage of this initiat...

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Excited to be in Topeka today for the Kansas Economic Development Alliance conference. #KEDA @WeAreAligned
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It wasn’t perfect, but the bipartisan era of education reform, from the 1990s until the early 2010s, accomplished a great deal of good for America’s children. If we want to make progress again, we need to find our way back to bipartisanship. fordhaminstitute.org/nationa…
A bridge back to bipartisan education reform

A bridge back to bipartisan education reform

The Building Bridges Initiative has released an important new Call to Action, "A Generation at Risk." The Initiative is a partnership of Democrats for Education Reform and the Thomas B. Fordham...

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The problem: Student achievement in math & reading plummeted post-pandemic to levels we haven’t seen in 20 years. The solution: A bipartisan group of #education advocates came together to highlight policies that put kids first. go.fordhaminstitute.org/e/88…
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Check out my latest Op-Ed addressing the concerns of the ESSER funding cliff coming next year! @LindaRallo @unofficialKSLEG @molegislature missouriindependent.com/2023…
Commentary: A fiscal cliff looms with the impending end of the education windfall • Missouri...

Commentary: A fiscal cliff looms with the impending end of the education windfall • Missouri...

As the education landscape braces for a fiscal cliff, leaders must recognize and address this inevitable challenge.

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Check out our latest newsletter! conta.cc/43WGLLE
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Investment in a child's life at an early age does, in fact, change their trajectory. Now we have studies to prove it. Investment is effective; it matters when and how. wsj.com/articles/how-money-h… #ksleg #moleg @WeAreAligned
How Money Helps to Build Brain Power

How Money Helps to Build Brain Power

New research suggests that generous social benefits for lower-income families boost their children’s brain development.

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The biggest barrier to workforce entry right here 👇. WHY: -Childcare costs more than most mortgages ($10,500 annually) -Childcare workers are paid $12 per hour on average - Not enough childcare workers (see above) missouriindependent.com/2023… @WeAreAligned
Missouri child care deserts include nearly half of kids 5 and under, new data shows • Missouri...

Missouri child care deserts include nearly half of kids 5 and under, new data shows • Missouri...

Almost half of all children in Missouri ages 5 and under, or about 202,000 kids, now live in child care deserts.

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Big thanks to #JuniorAchievrmentofGreaterKansasCity for hosting our #DurableSkills rubric feedback session this morning! @WeAreAligned
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Great group of subject matter experts going through the newly created #DurableSkills rubric in KC! @WeAreAligned @AmericaSucceeds
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“We believe Missouri lawmakers can leave a legacy that will last a lifetime for students and provide a high return-on-investment for Missourians.” @TorreeAligned on expanding Aligned’s policy vision. bizjournals.com/kansascity/n…
Fresh ideas to advance education policy in the Show-Me State, from early care to teacher recruitment

Fresh ideas to advance education policy in the Show-Me State, from early care to teacher recruitment

Although early childhood remains a cornerstone of our policy platform, we have expanded into the K-12 space with strategic policy initiatives centered on students.

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Talk about a game-changer! The economic and workforce impact will be unlimited in New Mexico! @GovParsonMO @GovLauraKelly @unofficialKSLEG @molegislature @TorreeAligned amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/12/04/u…
New Mexico voted a child care guarantee into its constitution. For one mom, it means her 8-year-old...

New Mexico voted a child care guarantee into its constitution. For one mom, it means her 8-year-old...

A mom of three, Alicia Fout was going to college and working 30 hours a week but still often struggled to cover the cost of child care.

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@AmericaSucceeds & @CompTIA are committed to #DurableSkills. We are developing an equitable assessment that benefits employers, learner-workers, and more. We're currently recruiting experts for convening Jan. 23rd-27th. Click the link in video to apply. buff.ly/3spVoa7
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