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Idaho elementary schools will soon see some extra cash to provide help to struggling readers

Making the Grade
Posted at 10:04 PM, Aug 17, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-18 00:04:00-04

Idaho elementary schools will soon see some extra cash to provide help to struggling readers.

The legislature passed a new literacy initiative during the last session.

37,000 Idaho children in kindergarten through third grade are not reading at grade level.

The $9 million comes with few strings attached.