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Oklahoma’s private school tax credits to launch Friday with influx of applicants expected

OKLAHOMA CITY — About 130 private schools across Oklahoma have registered for a new tax credit program launching this week that offers $5,000-$7,500 to students’ families.

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'Prepared for the rush,' Architect of new school tax credit website says it will be ready on time

A website to handle Oklahoma'snew school choice tax creditprogram will be ready to go at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 1, the moment the application period...

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Oklahoma Tax Commission to Accept Parental Choice Tax Credit Applications Beginning December 1st

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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Jake's Recipe for Startup Success: Leadership Insights from Our COO

Jacob Orrin, our fearless COO, co-founder, and after-hours chef, recently appeared on Doug Noll's "Listening with Leaders" podcast. As a serial...

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What are LERs? Digital Wallets? Key skills-based workforce economy terms explained

There’s been a recent shift to a new skills-based workforce economy and with it comes new terminology. While it can feel a bit overwhelming to keep...

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Enrollment nearing capacity for Kansas program that provides education funds for students

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Enrollment is nearing full capacity for the Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP), which provides qualifying parents and...

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There Are So Many Reasons Merit is a Great Place to Work. Here Are Four More.

Merit transforms large-scale government programs through our technology and expert teams. In practice, we tackle the seemingly impossible, like...

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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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6 Ways Technology Helps Meal Management Accountability During Disasters

The Waffle House Index was coined by Craig Fugate, former administrator of FEMA, to unofficially indicate a storm’s impact and the likely scale of...

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[Webinar Recap] Enhancing Private-Public Partnerships for Underserved Community Disaster Resilience

Whether we may realize it or not, businesses — both small and large — have a profound influence on disaster resilience. When we think about emergency...

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Ohio ACE Celebrates 75,000th Award, Becomes the Largest Supplemental Education Savings Account Program in the Country

The Ohio Afterschool Child Enrichment (ACE) educational savings account (ESA) program, powered by Merit and the Ohio Department of Education, is...

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Time Tracking for Emergency Management: How to Make the Most of Your Time and Budget

Let’s be honest – in all facets of life, evidence is important. Receipts, timestamps, and budgets are all supporting numbers that well, pretty much...

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Celebrating Disability Pride Month: Honoring Progress and Advocacy of People with Disabilities in the United States

As Merit's new Emergency Management Specialist for Underserved Communities, my mission is clear: advocating for all groups. This Disability Pride...

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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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Tomer Kagan and Jacob Orrin of Merit: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became A Founder

Planning to start a technology company? Learn the keys to success from Tomer and Jacob's conversation with Authority Magazine's Doug Noll.

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ASPIRE Coalition, Which Advocates for Military Spouse Professional License Reciprocity, Reaches Seven Members, Readies for Expansion

Need for Licensing Portability Further Validated by New Study that Shows 80% of Voters Support the Initiative

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New Study Shows 80% of State Voters Want Military Spouse License Portability [Infographic]

After Laura Schmiegel's husband was transferred by the military for the fourth time in six years, she gave up trying (again) to transfer her legal...

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Horizons Annual Summit: Session Recap

The workforce and education advancement organization Jobs for the Future (JFF,) held its Horizons Annual Summit on June 14th and 15th in New Orleans,...

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3 Steps to Building Trust in Underserved Communities for Emergency Management

Our recent webinar addressed creative ways to build trust with underserved communities in official emergency management. We were lucky to be joined...

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