(Washington, D.C., April 4, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will deliver the keynote address at the Fort Valley State Ham and Egg Legislative Breakfast and tour the National Detector Dog Training Facility in Newnan, Georgia TOMORROW, Friday, April 5th.
WHAT: Secretary Perdue will deliver the keynote address at the Fort Valley Ham and Egg Legislative Breakfast at 7:30am ET. Following the remarks, Secretary Perdue will hold a media availability.
WHEN: TOMORROW, Friday, April 5th beginning at 7:30am ET.
WHERE: Fort Valley State University, 1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, GA 31030
WHAT: Secretary Perdue will tour the National Detector Dog Training Facility, home of the CBP/APHIS Beagle Brigade. Following the tour, Secretary Perdue will hold a media availability.
WHEN: TOMORROW, Friday, April 5th beginning at 11:30am ET.
WHERE: 360 International Park, Newnan, GA 30265
BACKGROUND: USDA trains dogs at its National Detector Dog Training Center in Newnan, Georgia. The center is designed and equipped to train detector dog teams (canines and handlers) to safeguard American agriculture. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine program and the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) use detector dog teams, known as the Beagle Brigade, to search for prohibited agricultural products at major U.S. ports of entry (airports and land border crossings), mail and cargo facilities. The teams detect prohibited agricultural products that can carry foreign pests and diseases that threaten U.S. agriculture and forests. When Hardy, USDA trained detector dog, sniffed out a roasted pig head in traveler baggage at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport in October, it underscored the efforts USDA and its partners are undertaking to keep African Swine Fever (ASF), a swine disease that could devastate the U.S. pork producers, from entering the country.
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ExcelinEd’s strategy to advance mastery-based, personalized learning expanded in 2018 to encompass a broader range of innovative models and strategies comprehensively described as next generation learning.
What Is Next Generation Learning?
Next generation learning reimagines learning for the 21st century by providing innovative educators flexibility and support to meet the needs of all students.
States throughout the nation are exploring opportunities to provide schools with the flexibility and support needed to ensure students graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary for college or career. These innovative, more student-centered strategies and approaches include personalized learning and mastery-based education.
Resources to Promote Next Generation Learning
This week, ExcelinEd released its Next Generation Learning Policy Toolkit to support states working toward next generation learning. Explore these resources to learn how your state can prioritize innovation, student-centered practices and ensure every student succeeds.
Next Generation Learning Policy Summary – 2019
Next Generation Learning Key Policy Components – 2019
Next Generation Learning Model Policy – 2019
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