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KEEP Funds at Work: One Kansas Family's Story of Educational Enrichment

Marcy Shirk, a middle school teacher in Emporia, Kansas, has always been passionate about education as a professional and parent. With three children...

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Trusting Parents: The Key to Unlocking Children's Potential

America's education system is at a crossroads. As we have emerged from the pandemic, parents remain more engaged in their children's schooling,...

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Leveling the Playing Field: KEEP Helps Imaginarium Achieve its Mission to Make STEM Accessible

The Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) provides $1,000 awards to a student’s parent or guardian for various enrichment and educational...

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Changing Lives: How Merit + Snowflake Connected 120K Students to Critical Education Funding

Major government programs are choosing Merit and Snowflake to elevate initiatives and enhance mission outcomes for citizens and students. Merit...

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Maximizing Impact: Choosing the Right Technology and Marketplace for Your State's Education Program

As states roll out education programs nationwide, they require robust technology and teams to carry these complex initiatives through the finish...

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Governor Kelly Announces All Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) Funds Awarded

TOPEKAGovernor Laura Kelly announced today that the Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) has awarded all available funds, and the program no...

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Kansas Governor Announces KEEP Has Allocated Remaining Funds

TOPEKA, Kan. – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP) has received enough applications to allocate...

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Merit Shares Insights on the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Program with KOCO News 5

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOCO) - Applications opened for the new Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit last week. The credit gives families tax cuts of up...

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Oklahoma Tax Commission to Accept Parental Choice Tax Credit Applications Beginning December 6th

Eligible Taxpayers can receive up to $7,500 in tax credit for qualified private school expensesThe Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) has announced...

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Free money for back to school? You might qualify for KEEP

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - You could have free money coming to help with your kids’ back to school expenses.

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New program in Kansas hopes to K.E.E.P. kids living below the poverty line in school

The Kansas Educational Enrichment Program is designed to help lower-income families get help for their kids as they return to school.

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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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