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Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act | Alliance for Excellent Education


Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act Alliance for Excellent Education:

"Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation (LEARN) Act

Senate Bill Number: S. 2740
Date of Introduction: November 5, 2009
Sponsor(s): Murray (D-WA)
Co-Sponsor(s): Franken (D-MN), Brown (D-OH)

House Bill Number: H.R. 4037
Date of Introduction: November 6, 2009
Sponsor(s): Yarmuth (D-KY)
Co-Sponsor(s): Miller (D-CA), Polis (D-CO)"

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.

More information on the LEARN Act is available in the two-page summary.

Read a letter of support for the LEARN Act signed by the Alliance for Excellent Education, the International Reading Association, the National Association of State Boards of Education, the National PTA, the National School Boards Association, and others.

Read a statement from Senator Patty Murray and Representatives John Yarmuth, Jared Polis, and George Miller on the LEARN Act.

Read a statement on the LEARN Act from Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia.