Torree Pederson

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

@CJheartart @kayhoflander Thank you for your leadership on this!!!

[Missouri DESE @MOEducation]

🎉 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: https://t.co/ukblY2FJFH

#MOTOY2027 #TeacherSpotlight #PowerofPublicEd

[The Kansas City Star @KCStar]

In a tough economy, education is critical in cradle to career pipeline | Opinion https://t.co/xFambFjrdh

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

Well this was fun! #qualified #MavsKC 🥇

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

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
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[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

Business aligning with education in action!

[U.S. Engineering @USEngineering]

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

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

https://t.co/WTbj0BIGqg

[U.S. Engineering @USEngineering]

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

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

For real though...
https://t.co/8PHje311S2

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

Excited to be in Topeka today for the Kansas Economic Development Alliance conference. #KEDA @WeAreAligned

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

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. https://t.co/yuY1fzfidL

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

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. https://t.co/f0Yl0ezoH8

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

Check out my latest Op-Ed addressing the concerns of the ESSER funding cliff coming next year! @LindaRallo
@unofficialKSLEG @molegislature
https://t.co/8op6o09vAw

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

Check out our latest newsletter! https://t.co/UpWD11Qh0Z

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

@GovParsonMO made history in Missouri yesterday by signing the largest increase in state funding for early childhood education.
I am proud of the role @Aligned played in partnering with the Governor, key business leaders, and policymakers that led to this historical funding.

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

@GovParsonMO made history in Missouri today by signing the largest increase in state funding for early childhood education.
I am proud of the role @Aligned played in partnering with the Governor, key business leaders, and policymakers that led to this historical funding.

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

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.
https://t.co/xeFXV5aVgG
#ksleg #moleg @WeAreAligned

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

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)
https://t.co/KAdKqAp0AJ
@WeAreAligned

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

Big thanks to #JuniorAchievrmentofGreaterKansasCity for hosting our #DurableSkills rubric feedback session this morning! @WeAreAligned

[Torree Pederson @TorreeAligned]

Great group of subject matter experts going through the newly created #DurableSkills rubric in KC! @WeAreAligned @AmericaSucceeds