New Striving Readers legislation focuses on older students

 Legislation was introduced before the U.S. House of Representatives today that would authorize a new 5-year grant program to help states and local education agencies establish literacy programs for students in grades 4–12. States and schools would use these funds to create school literacy teams, provide adolescent literacy training for teachers and school leaders, improve reading curriculum, and involve parents in adolescent literacy instruction. Introduced by Kentucky Congressman John Yarmuth, the legislation is modeled after a Striving Readers pilot program that was conducted in eight school districts nationwide, including one in Yarmuth’s district.

For commentary, see joint statement of four leading education associations applauding and urging passage of this bill.