University of Houston Receives $1.25 Million to Train 42 Teachers in Dyslexia and Reading Intervention

Posted on October 28, 2026 by Helen Russell

The University of Houston’s new Project BRIDGE initiative will provide specialized graduate training for 42 Houston-area educators, combining structured literacy, dyslexia intervention, and special education to strengthen support for students with reading difficulties.

The University of Houston has received a $1.25 million federal grant to launch Project BRIDGE, a five-year initiative designed to prepare 42 Houston-area educators to deliver specialized reading instruction to students with dyslexia and other learning … Read the rest

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New Jersey Inclusion Project Teacher Toolkit

Posted on October 28, 2026 by Helen Russell

The New Jersey Inclusion Project gives teachers, school leaders, families, and community partners a timely structure for improving inclusive education during the 2026-2027 school year. As of October 28, 2026, the initiative is in Year 1 of a three-year cycle and runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. For schools trying to move inclusion from a stated value into daily practice, the useful question is practical: how can … Read the rest

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Local Education Priorities Aid Adult Literacy

Posted on October 27, 2026 by David Armstrong

Local Education Priorities can help families, homeschool groups, libraries, and adult education providers think more clearly about redirected federal funds. For those of us who care deeply about home education, the issue is not simply whether money moves from one federal office to another. The better question is whether families and local educators can use public information to strengthen literacy, career readiness, and parent learning without making claims the evidence … Read the rest

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LEAP-AI Initiative Supports Broward Literacy

Posted on October 27, 2026 by Cora Winslow

The LEAP-AI Initiative gives Broward County educators a structured way to connect literacy improvement, numeracy support, educator preparation, and responsible artificial intelligence use. Announced on October 8, 2026, the three-year effort brings together the Florida Department of Education, Florida Atlantic University, Broward County Public Schools, and Miami Dade College around a practical goal: strengthen teaching capacity in high-need schools while helping educators understand how AI can support instruction under clear … Read the rest

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Pennsylvania Awards $10 Million to Bring Structured Literacy Into 54 Schools

Posted on October 27, 2026 by Helen Russell

Pennsylvania is investing in evidence-based reading instruction, teacher training, and early literacy screening as 54 schools across 21 counties prepare for new statewide requirements. The $10 million initiative could reshape how elementary students learn to read.

Pennsylvania is taking another significant step toward improving childhood reading achievement. On October 19, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) announced $10 million in structured literacy grants for 54 schools across 21 counties, … Read the rest

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Kansas City Literacy Gains Through School Partnerships

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Miles Hawthorne

Kansas City Literacy Gains are drawing attention because they connect school-based reading support with community energy from the Kansas City Royals and SchoolSmartKC. For families, the most useful part of the story is not a single headline number. It is the way tutoring, embedded literacy coaching, classroom motivation, books, family events, and public data have been tied to a shared reading goal.

The starting point was serious. As of 2025, … Read the rest

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Kansas City Invests Another $5 Million to Expand Early Reading Programs

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Marge Piercy

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is extending its support for SchoolSmartKC’s Literacy for All Students initiative, helping more Kansas City elementary schools strengthen reading instruction for children in kindergarten through third grade.

Kansas City, Missouri, is expanding its efforts to improve early reading with an additional $5 million investment over four years from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Announced on October 21, 2026, the grant will support SchoolSmartKC’s Literacy for … Read the rest

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Federal Literacy Funding And Reading Gains

Posted on October 25, 2026 by Cora Winslow

Federal Literacy Funding has become a practical planning issue for school leaders, teachers, families, and community partners who want reading support to reach classrooms in ways that can be observed and measured. The most useful question is not whether a grant sounds promising on paper. The better question is how funds support teacher knowledge, classroom practice, literacy coaching, family communication, and student outcomes over time.

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NSF STEM Grants and Two-Year College Pathways

Posted on October 24, 2026 by Marge Piercy

NSF STEM Grants are bringing practical changes to two-year colleges, especially where students need research access, mentoring, financial support, and clearer routes into four-year programs or skilled technical work. The strongest reading of the 2026 grant news is not that results are already proven. Many projects were newly awarded, so long-term completion and transfer data will take time. What can be said now is more careful: the grant designs point … Read the rest

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Florida Launches $5.7 Million Initiative to Improve Literacy and Prepare Teachers for AI

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Cora Winslow

Florida Atlantic University is leading a three-year education initiative targeting 18 high-need Broward County schools, combining evidence-based literacy instruction, educator training, and responsible artificial intelligence use.

Florida is investing $5.7 million in a new initiative designed to strengthen reading and mathematics instruction while preparing teachers and school leaders to use artificial intelligence responsibly. Announced on October 8, 2026, the Literacy Education for Augmented Praxis by Artificial Intelligence (LEAP-AI) initiative brings … Read the rest

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