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Board approves NEA, EJI and research grants and multiple community partnerships
Summary
Trustees approved a $120,000 NEA Foundation grant (Community Foundation as fiscal agent), two Equal Justice Initiative field-trip grants, a research partnership renewal and several program agreements including AMU Arts and Summit K12.
The Jackson Public School District board on Monday approved several grant awards and partnership agreements the administration said will support community schools, arts education and research into social-emotional learning.
The administration said the NEA Foundation awarded JPS a $120,000 grant to support the district's community-school strategy, with the Community Foundation for Mississippi serving as fiscal agent. "This is our sixth grant award by the NEA Foundation," a district presenter said during…
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