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Governor's Early Literacy Foundation asks Finance, Ways and Means for $4.5 million for K–3 books and caregiver texts
Summary
James Pond, president of the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation, told the Finance, Ways and Means committee the foundation seeks $3 million to provide books to 85,000 third-grade students and $1.5 million to continue a caregiver SMS program that would reach roughly 270,000 caregivers.
James Pond, president of the Governor's Early Literacy Foundation, told the Finance, Ways and Means committee that the foundation is requesting $4.5 million in the next state budget to expand K–3 reading supports statewide.
Pond said the foundation is asking for $3,000,000 to provide six books each to about 85,000 third‑grade students and $1,500,000 to continue a caregiver engagement texting program that would send three weekly, age‑and‑grade‑appropriate SMS messages to about 270,000 caregivers. "This would allow, 3 weekly texts to go out to over 270,000 caregivers across the state and create a learning opportunity…
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