NEBRASKA EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AWARDED $55 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO IMPROVE STUDENT LITERACY

LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Education has been awarded a $55 million federal grant over the next five years to help improve literacy throughout the state. The announcement came at the State Board of Education meeting from State Education Commissioner Brian Maher.  Commissioner Maher emphasized the responsibility of spending the money to benefit student outcomes best.

The grant will support existing state initiatives from LB 1284, which appropriated $6 million over three years to be used for reading improvement mentorship programs, and the Nebraska Literacy Project. The Nebraska State Board of Education is seeking to improve third-grade proficiency in English language arts test scores from 62% on 2023 state assessments to 75% by 2030.

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