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Oregon Department of Education details early literacy spending, federal $57 million grant
Summary
ODE officials completed an early-literacy briefing, described how prior state investments were distributed and confirmed a new federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant worth $57 million per year for five years. Officials said most federal funds will be subgranted to districts and noted reporting and evaluation plans.
The Oregon Department of Education on March 11 completed an informational briefing for the Education Subcommittee on early literacy funding and the agency’s plans to expand supports across the birth-to-12 continuum.
The presentation explained how a prior $90 million state investment was distributed to districts via a formula grant and previewed a newly awarded federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant worth $57,000,000 per year for five years.
The presentation matters because the state and federal grants together shape how districts pay for literacy coaches, curriculum, tutoring and summer programming — the elements ODE said research shows most likely to improve reading outcomes.
Alexa Pearson, assistant superintendent in ODE’s Office of Teaching, Learning and Assessment, said districts…
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