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Comprehensive Literacy Programs: Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act (112th)

Senate Bill Number: S. 929
Date of Introduction: May 10, 2011
Sponsor(s): Murray (D-WA)
Co-Sponsor(s): Begich (D-AK), Brown (D-OH), Franken (D-MN), Reed (D-RI), Sanders (I-VT)

The Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act is a comprehensive literacy bill that would authorize $2.35 billion to support state and local programs to ensure that children from birth through grade twelve have the reading and writing skills necessary for success in school and beyond. The grants would provide dedicated funds for early childhood, elementary, and adolescent literacy programs. The LEARN Act would also provide funds for high-quality professional development that would prepare teachers to improve literacy instruction; analyze data to improve student learning; use diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to inform instruction; and effectively implement literacy intervention strategies.