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🎉 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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In a tough economy, education is critical in cradle to career pipeline | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reade…
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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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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…
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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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“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…
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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.
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2022 ACT results
KS scores remain stable amid worst nat'l decrease in a decade. KS 1 of only 6 states to either maintain or increase its composite. KS 1 of only 8 states to either maintain or increase % that met all 4 college-ready benchmarks kasb.org/45132?articleID=117… #ksleg #ksed
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ICYMI: Could Nation’s Report Card Provide an October Surprise This Election Season? the74million.org/article/cou… @The74
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No. 2: Will the scores deflate happy talk about kids bouncing back from the pandemic?
Including in happy-talk states such as AZ, CT, GA, MS, NC & TN? @matthewladner @GullyoftheSun @jenalexanderct @Mi_OSullivan @data_dana @Mississippi1st @jsiddiqi7 @BrendaBerg @davemansouri
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No. 3: Will Catholic schools shine?
After all, virtually all Catholic schools were back in person full time by fall 2020, unlike many traditional public and charter schools. @kportermagee @smarick @Tommy_USA @RobertEnlow @MQ_McShane @natmalkus
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It was so exciting to spend time today with these future teachers!!
We are at Emporia State University today for the Kansas Future Teacher Academy. More than 60 high school students from across the state are interacting with @KsCommissioner this morning and discussing what the future of education will look like. @KS_FTA
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How heavy a hand should state legislatures take WRT the nuts and bolts of curriculum & instruction? In my latest for @educationgadfly, I suggest that Colorado’s forceful attention to early reading is worthy of lawmakers' attention. fordhaminstitute.org/nationa… #edcolo @MichaelPetrilli
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Believe me, you'll want to check this out! @anorth01 @MQ_McShane @TorreeAligned @CEAMTEAM @BrianKisida @MOCharterSchool @DThaman @marawilliamskc @ellemoxley
The Kansas City region is in the middle of the pack in our new ranking, America's Best and Worst Metro Areas for School Quality. It would look much better but for the suburbs; Kansas City itself (traditional public schools plus #charterschools ) do great! metro.fordhaminstitute.org/#…
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Quick question - is anyone out there doing internships and student run businesses at the ELEMENTARY level? Let us know. I have a school who is stepping into these strategies that would like to collaborate with you. @KSDEredesign
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LISTEN: In the latest @educationgadfly podcast, I discuss my recent piece on K-2 testing (fordhaminstitute.org/nationa…) with @MichaelPetrilli and David Griffith. fordhaminstitute.org/nationa… #AssessmentHQ