New funding for Reading First
Centerpiece of the No Child Left Behind Act
- Landmark legislation ushers in decade of reform in U.S. education
Funding is reaching the market
- Reading First: $633.2 million in 33 states as of May 13
- Early Reading: $72 million distributed earlier this year
- 6-year program:
- Another $600 million plus for second-year grants will be sent in July to states already approved