AGP Executive Report
Last update: 41 minutes agoEdTech & cheating concerns: A Brooklyn U.S. history teacher says daily Chromebook use led students to look up answers and submit near-identical essays, prompting a switch back to paper quizzes. School choice & segregation debate: 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones says she regrets sending her daughter to a predominantly Black, high-poverty Brooklyn school, while arguing the focus should stay on families without better options. K-12 policy fights: Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick clarified his “dirty, filthy and vulgar books” push was meant to target sexually explicit, age-inappropriate titles—after confusion about Holocaust-related books. In Virginia, a middle school will allow non-curricular clubs again, including a LGBTQ+ group, after a settlement. Student data & privacy: San Diego State won a $5M NSF grant to build a privacy-focused national research testbed for sensitive data. Higher ed & access: A UC Irvine research center aims to study whether AI can help college students become better writers. Health & schools: Sen. Bill Cassidy urged the president to be “radically honest” on vaccines as measles cases hit the highest level in decades. Local enrollment snapshots (Texas): Multiple districts reported sharply lopsided demographics in 2024–25, including Slocum ISD (86.4% white) and Morgan Mill ISD (5.5% multiracial).
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