Proposal to send schools $35 million for summer programs comes with literacy strings attached - Salem Reporter

Oregon's Legislature Sends Schools $35 Million for Summer Programs to Boost Literacy - The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

Proposal to send schools $35 million for summer programs comes with literacy strings attached Under House Bill 2007, schools would be limited to using summer learning grants on programs that boost student reading and writing proficiency BY: ALEX BAUMHARDT – MARCH 20, 2025   A third-grader at Brooklyn Primary School in a reading lesson led by Eastern Oregon University Professor Ronda Fritz. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle) With just a…

Proposal to send schools $35 million for summer programs comes with literacy strings attached - Salem Reporter

With just a few months to go before programs would begin, Oregon’s Legislature is once again scrambling to pass funding for summer school. A proposal to allocate $35 million in summer learning grants hit some turbulence at its first public hearing Thursday at a meeting of the House Committee on Education due to some last-minute changes and new strings attached. House Bill 2007 would allow schools to apply for summer learning grants if they’re us…