A total of $30 million has been awarded for the 2006-07 school year to support the implementation of eight Striving Readers programs across the country.
Over five years, these eight recipients will receive a combined total of over $142 million.
"Reading is the foundation of all learning, a key factor in earning a high school diploma and a ticket to success in the 21st century," said Secretary Spellings.
"The Striving Readers grants help more students get the skills they need to succeed in college and the workforce and in life."
The programs focus on middle and high schools that have significant numbers of struggling readers and are striving to meet No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress requirements in reading.
They include a range of research-based adolescent literacy projects serving diverse populations.
Each program includes a rigorous evaluation conducted by independent researchers.
Include each of the three following components in their program: (1) school-level strategies; (2) intensive, targeted intervention for struggling readers; and (3) a project evaluation conducted by an independent evaluator that includes a rigorous experimental research-based evaluation of the intervention.
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