Essex Community Schools

Literacy Proficiency Grant Awarded to Essex CSD

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The Iowa Department of Education awarded $3.8 million in competitive subgrants to 28 Iowa school districts and public charter schools to develop and implement local plans for accelerating student reading proficiency.

“Iowa is prioritizing early literacy in classrooms all across our state and supporting the teacher-parent partnerships so critical to helping children become excellent readers,” said Gov. Reynolds. “With these grants, we will continue to support students as they learn to read through proven approaches, so they can spend a lifetime reading to learn.”

Nationally, the Iowa Department of Education was selected to receive over $24 million in a multi-year federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to advance effective evidence-based literacy practices and interventions across the state. 

https://educate.iowa.gov/press-release/2025-10-27/iowa-department-education-awards-38-million-28-school-districts-public-charter-schools-further?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery