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Committee backs amended bill to target summer learning grants at reading proficiency
Summary
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means recommended House Bill 2007, as amended, which shifts the Summer Learning Grant Program to prioritize reading proficiency and establishes ongoing reporting and a continuously appropriated fund.
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means on April 3 recommended House Bill 2007 be passed as amended (A‑4), directing the Oregon Department of Education to prioritize summer learning grants toward improving reading proficiency.
A staff summary presented to the committee described the bill as modifying the Department of Education’s Summer Learning Program to “focus on improving reading proficiency,” establishing a grant program with eligibility requirements and minimum program hours, and directing the…
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