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Kansas youth groups seek $320,000 for VR career-exploration pilot targeting grades 6–8
Summary
A coalition of youth-development organizations asked a legislative committee to fund a virtual-reality pilot to introduce middle-school students to careers, requesting $320,000 for FY2026 with a 1:2 private-to-state match; the House Appropriations Committee has already approved one year of funding.
Joyce Glasscock, executive director of the Kansas Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs, told a legislative committee that a coalition of youth-development groups is seeking $320,000 in state funds for FY2026 to pilot a virtual-reality career-exploration program for students in grades 6 through 8.
The coalition — which includes Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG K), the YMCA affiliate WISE, 4‑H and the FFA — said the pilot would buy headsets and…
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