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Trustees report on TASB federal conference: grant reductions, voucher timelines and mental-health concerns
Summary
Trustees Carolyn Benavides and Pell Gilmore summarized takeaways from the TASB federal advocacy conference, including reported federal grant cuts, potential SGO/voucher implementation timelines, and rising mental-health concerns among students.
Trustees Carolyn Benavides and Pell Gilmore attended the TASB federal advocacy conference in Washington, D.C., and reported highlights to the board Feb. 19.
Gilmore described meetings with congressional offices and summarized national trends presented at the conference: speakers flagged reductions in federal grant funding (Gilmore characterized this as “730…
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