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Policy and Legislation

Nebraska Education Department awarded $55 million federal grant to improve student literacy

Award recipients must use funds to support evidence-based practices, strategies and interventions to address reading gaps.

Brian Maher, Nebraska’s education commissioner, reads a book to a group of mostly 3-year-olds Monday as he and others launched a statewide project to boost reading skills of pre-kindergarteners. The kickoff was at an Educare of Omaha at Indian Hill, 3110 W St., on Oct. 30, 2023. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner)

Literacy/Reading/Language Arts

Detroit Public Schools to pay some high school students to attend literacy interventions

Chalkbeat Detroit

High school students who are two or more grade levels behind in reading will receive cash gift cards as an incentive to attend after-school tutoring sessions.

Literacy/Reading/Language Arts

To boost reading scores, Maryland district takes curriculum out of teachers' hands

Cecil County Public Schools

Superintendent’s View: Ensuring a quick pivot to high-quality curriculum lasts over the long term.

A fifth-grade class in Elkton, Maryland discusses their reasons for selecting certain books as top picks for the school year. (Courtesy of the Knowledge Matters Campaign)

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