H.R.4037 - LEARN Act

To establish a comprehensive literacy program, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Official: To establish a comprehensive literacy program, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: LEARN Act as introduced.
  • Short: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act as introduced.
  • Official: LEARN Act as introduced.

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11/6/2009--Introduced.Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act or the LEARN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for comprehensive planning to improve the literacy of children from birth through grade 12. Directs the Secretary to award grants
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11/6/2009--Introduced.Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act or the LEARN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for comprehensive planning to improve the literacy of children from birth through grade 12. Directs the Secretary to award grants to states to implement their comprehensive literacy plans for such children through:
(1) competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or early learning programs for specified activities that support early language and literacy development in children from birth through kindergarten entry;
(2) competitive subgrants to LEAs that have the highest numbers or percentages of disadvantaged students and students reading or writing below grade level for specified activities to improve the literacy of students in kindergarten through grade 12, including the provision of family literacy services; and
(3) additional state activities that include providing technical assistance to subgrantees, coordinating literacy programs and resources throughout the state, disseminating information on promising literacy programs, and enhancing the credentials of literacy instructors. Allots implementation grants to states on the basis of each state's share of disadvantaged students. Requires the Secretary to:
(1) perform a five-year national evaluation of the implementation and effect of the literacy initiatives supported by this Act; and
(2) provide technical assistance and information on literacy instruction to educational entities. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold this Act's funding from states and subgrantees, and states to withhold funding from subgrantees, whose initiatives are not making significant progress in improving student literacy.

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12/15/10
: Application for Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program ...

NASSP strongly supports the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program, and has advocated for legislation to expand the program, the Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (S. 2740/H.R. 4037). ...

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12/12/10
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