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Guest briefing: state official highlights $30M for tutoring, testing reductions and new AI committee

Acadia Parish School Board · February 4, 2026
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A visiting education official told the Acadia Parish School Board about state-level investments including $30 million for high-dosage tutoring, reduced testing requirements for lower grades and formation of an AI committee led by Louisiana Tech.

A visiting education official addressed the Acadia Parish School Board about recent state-level priorities for schools, emphasizing early-grade reading, tutoring funding, test reductions and a new committee on artificial intelligence.

The guest, identified in the meeting as mister Birkin and introduced by the board president, said the state has committed $30,000,000 for a second year of high-dosage tutoring and that officials will request continued funding for a third year. He credited…

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