The State Board of Education will vote on a plan from the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties on Tuesday in a special virtual meeting.
The community achievement plan focuses on areas like attendance and literacy for 11 Omaha-area school districts, along with the work of learning centers in north and south Omaha. Gerald Kuhn, chief executive officer of the learning community, said the organization as a whole aims to close gaps in achievement for families in poverty.
The districts that are part of the plan receive extra state aid for doing so. Kuhn said that state aid goes directly to the schools and never goes to the learning community…