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Five Michigan school districts being awarded $3 million
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According to Michiganâs Department of Education Five Michigan school districts are being awarded federally funded literacy grants of $3 million each over a five-year period.
The grant will be focused on advancing literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for children from birth through grade 12 in the following districts: Benton Harbor Area Schools, Detroit Public Schools Community District, Flint Community Schools, Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System, and Pontiac School District.
âLiteracy is the foundation of learning,â said State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice. âThese grants and the literacy work that they will fund and inspire in these five communities can be game changers. To build literacy communities for childrenâin local communities and across the stateâis to change academic and life trajecto
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