ACLU, Decoding Dyslexia join calls for state literacy grants to target highest needs schools

Belhaven Community Afterschool Center receives $3,000 grant - Washington Daily News

The Belhaven Community Afterschool Center (BCAC) recently received a $3,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The funds will be used to support its Summer Read, to Achieve Literacy Program, for K-8 graders. “We have already purchased over 100 new books, instructional materials, technology, and software that will benefit the children we serve,” said Shantel Russell, CEO and co-founder of BCAC. “We have developed a summer reading …

ACLU, Decoding Dyslexia join calls for state literacy grants to target highest needs schools

Literacy and civil rights advocates are calling on Oregon legislators to add targeted investment and accountability targets to Gov. Tina Kotek’s bedrock literacy initiative or risk wasting it. House Bill 3040 would re-up funding for the Early Literacy Success Initiative…

ACLU, Decoding Dyslexia join calls for state literacy grants to target highest needs schools • Oregon Capital Chronicle

A student in the North Powder School District gets tutored in reading Feb. 20, 2023. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)Literacy and civil rights advocates are calling on Oregon legislators to add targeted investment and accountability targets to Gov. Tina Kotek’s bedrock literacy initiative or risk wasting it. House Bill 3040 would re-up funding for the Early Literacy Success Initiative first passed in 2023, providing schools with an addi…

ACLU Joins Calls to Target State Literacy Grants to Oregon's Highest Needs Schools - The Corvallis Advocate

Literacy and civil rights advocates are calling on Oregon legislators to add targeted investment and accountability targets to Gov. Tina Kotek’s bedrock literacy initiative or risk wasting it. House Bill 3040 would re-up funding for the Early Literacy Success Initiative first passed in 2023, providing schools with an additional $100 million to spend on improving reading and writing outcomes through 2027. It’s currently in the Joint Ways and Mean…