AGP Executive Report
Last update: 32 minutes agoSpecial Education & Inclusion: Wyoming Superintendent Megan Degenfelder convened a state working group to strengthen special education guidance, focusing on IDEA requirements and how districts can staff services with proper monitoring. Higher Education & Literacy: Nebraska’s Buffett Early Childhood Institute won a $98,850 collaboration grant to coach teacher-child conversations in Head Start using LENA Grow data. School Safety Tech: Florida is piloting drones inside school buildings as a first-line defense, with deployments being finalized in multiple counties. Student Privacy in Reading Tech: Santa Fe and Los Alamos paused a state-required AI reading assessment tool over student voice-recording privacy concerns. School Nutrition Policy: U.S. lawmakers reintroduced the FORK Act to expand rural summer meal access via mobile delivery pilots. Immigration Enforcement in Academia: A University of Maryland, Baltimore pharmacy instructor detained by ICE after receiving a “teacher of the year” award. Community & Workforce Development: South Texas Vocational Institute received $115,000 to fund scholarships and upgraded equipment for in-demand career pathways. Education Funding Votes: Dorchester County, South Carolina, approved a referendum for a 1% education sales tax on the November ballot.
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