News in Brief: A Washington Roundup
More than 70 experts from the fields of reading research and instruction, psychology, management and accountability, special education, and other relevant fields will serve as reviewers of state applications for federal grants under the Reading First initiative, the Department of Education announced last week.
The panelists will scrutinize applications for $900 million to determine which state proposals meet the requirements of the program outlined in the "No Child Left Behind" Act of 2001.
Reading First aims to improve reading instruction and achievement, particularly for students at risk of falling behind in learning to read, through the use of scientifically based strategies and programs. ( "States Unclear on ESEA Rules About Reading," ...
This article is available to subscribers only.
To keep reading this article and more, subscribe now or purchase this article.
Subscribe to Education Week and Save
Get a full year and save up to 45%!
Viewed
Emailed
Recommended
Commented
- Program Coordinator
- Institute for Educational Advancement, South Pasadena, CA
- K-8 Principal
- EdVantages/Performance Academies, Detroit, MI
- Principals
- Prince George's County Public Schools, MD
- Superintendent
- Pinellas County Schools, Pinellas County, FL
- 2 Positions -Associate Superintendent and Chief Academic Officer, and Director of Human of Resources
- Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, MD
