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State education officials defend competitive grant to buy ‘high‑quality instructional resources’ and pay teacher training
Summary
The Kentucky Department of Education told the Contract Review Committee a competitive Read to Achieve grant funded purchases of instructional materials and related professional learning for K‑3 teachers; committee members pressed officials on participation, distribution and how results will be shared.
Kentucky Department of Education officials told the Contract Review Committee on May 1 that a competitive Read to Achieve grant is funding high‑quality instructional resources and associated professional learning for K‑3 teachers at schools across the state.
The department described the grant as a voluntary pilot that will cover resources and training for up to 500 students statewide; officials said about 300 families had signed up for services at the time of the hearing. Karen Worth, budget director at the Department of Education, and Crystal Rowland, director of the Division of Academic Program Standards, testified about the program’s goals and how recipients were chosen.
Officials said "high‑quality instructional resources" are materials aligned to Kentucky academic standards, research based or externally validated, comprehensive (including text, multimedia and embedded assessments), culturally relevant and…
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