| (Washington, DC) - Sixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn is pleased to announce that Marion School District 1 will receive $4.26 million in grant funding under the Early Reading First Program. The grant will be for a three-year period beginning immediately.
The award will be used by Marion 1 to fund the PRIDE (Pee Dee Reading Initiative for Developing Excellence) coalition-a project to provide program services that cultivate cognitive language and early reading skills necessary for children to achieve academic success.
“The process of developing a child’s reading skills during his or her preschool years is critical for the achievement of academic excellence,” Congressman Clyburn said. “I am encouraged that this federal funding can have a significant impact on the PRIDE coalition’s multifaceted goal of improving childhood literacy.”
The Early Reading First Program is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education. Its ultimate goal is to improve the school readiness of our nation’s young children, especially those from low-income families, by providing support for early childhood education programs that serve preschool age children.
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