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State Board deadlocks 4 4 on multiple federal grants after debate over data stewardship and mental-health "guardrails"
Summary
In three separate roll-call votes the board split 4 4 and did not approve (a) Preschool Development Grant planning and subcontracting for eKIDS/EC data-lab work, (b) a mental-health service professional demonstration grant to expand school psychologist capacity, and (c) a school-based mental-health services grant; debates focused on subcontracting, data safeguards, sustainability and specific program guardrails.
At its March 6 meeting the Nebraska State Board of Education twice considered and rejected on 4 4 roll-call votes several federal grant actions after extended discussion about subcontracting, data stewardship and required 'guardrails' for school-based mental-health services.
Preschool Development Grant (PDG) planning and eKIDS/EC data lab: Board members discussed a motion to accept PDG funds and authorize the commissioner to subcontract to fulfill grant requirements for eKIDS/EC data-lab planning. Melody Hobson (Office of Early Childhood Education) told the board the grant is federal, led by DHHS with NDE as a partner, and that the work would focus on planning, safeguarding…
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