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LPS interim superintendent updates Rotary on federal funding, leadership search

LPS interim superintendent updates Rotary on federal funding, leadership search

Published: Aug. 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM CDT|Updated: 16 hours ago

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln Public Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. John Skretta attended Lincoln Rotary Club 14’s meeting on Tuesday to provide updates on several topics ranging from staffing to the district’s growth.

With just one week away before school begins, Dr. Skretta spoke about the district finally receiving the federal grant funding which was appropriated by congress, and had been held up because it was funding programs that didn’t align with the Trump administration’s agenda.

That included English language learner courses, family literacy and migrant educatio