Congratulations to Drs. James Christie, Jay Blanchard and their team on their successful Early Reading First grant proposal. Their project, “Pump Up the Volume in Preschool,” will be awarded $5,600,000 by the U.S. Department of Education over three years. This project is a collaboration among Arizona State University, Southwest Institute for Children and Families with Disabilities, and the Gallup McKinley County School District (New Mexico).

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the award of more than $108.8 million in Early Reading First grants to 28 local education agencies and other public or private organizations in 18 states and Washington, D.C., to improve the school readiness of young children, especially those from low-income families.

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