AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEducation Grants: Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Education says it has finished the first review of 45,953 school supplies and book grant applications, with final eligibility checks underway and payments expected to start by Sept. 2—just five days before schools reopen. Publishing & Politics: Penguin Random House India won’t publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love after she rejected requested editorial changes/deletions; HarperCollins is reported to be close to taking over the Indian publication. Library Access: A Sydney library has returned to shelves a book critical of Israel, How to Sell a Genocide, after a State Library NSW intervention. Tech & Reading Tools: Google rolls out “Expert Intelligence,” letting users bring purchased Play Books into Gemini Notebook for interactive study. Community Literacy: Springfield Public Schools expands its 417 Reads program with Scholastic, aiming to boost independent reading through classroom read-alouds and mentors. Legal Threats Over Reviews: India’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups makers are reportedly sending legal notices to content creators over alleged defamatory posts.
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