US EditionArkansas awarded $14.7 million grant to advance early childhood education system
Arkansas will use the $14.75 million federal grant to unify early childhood programs, support workforce retention, and modernize licensing, accelerating statewide education improvements.
- Recently, the Arkansas Department of Education secured a $14.75 million federal grant to improve early childhood education, with Arkansas among at least 23 states awarded Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five funding.
- The LEARNS Act required Act 237 of 2023 to create a coherent birth-through-five system, and the Arkansas Department of Education said the grant would accelerate that work.
- Two Education Innovation and Research projects will fund literacy studies partnering with Air Reading, Stanford University, and the University of Florida Literacy Institute, announced Thursday.
- State education leaders praised the federal investments, saying they affirm Arkansas' work and return some decisions and dollars to states, prompting calls for waivers to expand flexibility.
- This award follows earlier grants dating to January 2019 and a three-year 2023-25 grant, with Arkansas receiving $54.25 million total PDG funding but just under the $15 million requested.
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Arkansas awarded $25M in federal grants to strengthen literacy teaching
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Education officials say Preschool Development Grant will be used to improve early childhood education | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
A $14.75 million federal grant recently awarded to Arkansas will be used to improve early childhood education and make it more accessible, according to state education officials.
Arkansas awarded nearly $14.8 million preschool development grant
Arkansas has been awarded a nearly $14.8 million federal grant aimed at strengthening early childhood education and expanding access to high-quality learning programs across the state. The Arkansas Department of Education announced the state received a Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The one-year award totals $14,751,000. Acc…
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