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More Kansas Children Now Eligible for Free $1,000 School Supplies and Activities Grants

SHAWNEE, Kan. — Parents in Kansas say expanding eligibility for the Kansas Education Enrichment Program will help more students afford educational...

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Survey finds majority of Virginia military families somewhat or very concerned about financial insecurity

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) –A poll of Virginians, most of them from military families, found that three-quarters of them do not feel financially...

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Improving the Four Phases of Hurricane Management with Merit

This year's storms are on the way.

Our most extreme weather season has barely started, and the first named tropical storm, Arlene, has already...

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Why Merit Plus Snowflake Equals Data for Good

Josh Sushan is Merit’s Head of Corporate Development, leading the charge on our partnership with Snowflake. Read his perspective on why it’s such an...

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Merit Brings Seamless Data Sharing and Real Time Verification  to Snowflake’s Government & Education Data Cloud

Partnership empowers governments to ingest data from numerous sources, improving operational efficiency and enabling better-informed decisions

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Merit + Credential Engine: An Ecosystem of Nationwide Credentialing

In order to give states the digital credentialing tools to build a system for standards-based workforce reciprocity between states, Merit and ...

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A History-Making Weekend for Military Families, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, ASPIRE, and Merit

Military families have long struggled with the challenges posed by regular reassignments to new states. These PCS (Permanent Change of Station) moves...

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Merit Earns 2023 Great Place to Work Certification™

It’s official! Thanks to our team of incredible people, Merit is proud to announce that we have earned the 2023 Great Place to Work® Certification™....

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Merit's Meaningful Moments of 2022

Everyone at Merit hopes you, your families, and your teams enjoyed a peaceful and happy Holiday Season and are enthusiastic about a productive 2023...

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Merit featured on the GovTech 100 list

Less than one week into 2023, we're already having quite a Happy New Year! 

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Generating APIs and Documentation with Swagger

Streamlining API Documentation

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ASPIRE coalition to solve military spouse professional license reciprocity

"I couldn't transfer my license and had to abandon my career."

Laura Schmiegel was attending the University of Michigan Law School when she met her...

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Why National CERT Issues Digital Credentials for its Volunteers

An army of volunteers dedicated thousands of service hours to response and recovery efforts when Hurricane Ian struck on September 28, 2022. To help...

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Demystifying Event Streams: Transforming Events into Tables with dbt

Let’s discuss how to convert events from an event-driven microservice architecture into relational tables in a warehouse like Snowflake. Here are a...

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How to Maximize Non-Federal Cost Share Credits [With Complete ICS 214s]

Your emergency agency may be about to spend thousands, if not millions, of dollars unnecessarily.

Every year, agencies pay 10-25% non-federal cost...

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Tomer Kagan shares Merit's unique fundraising philosophy and best practices

"We use our fundraising process as a forcing function in the company to compel us to make constant improvements."

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Ohio’s Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) Educational Savings Accounts Provide Greater Access to Student Enrichment Programs

Qualifying students can receive $500 for summer and before- and after-school educational activities

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3 Baby Steps to Disaster Readiness During the Formula Shortage

“This product is temporarily out of stock.”

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