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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) Schools throughout the state of Pennsylvania have recently been awarded over $10 million in funding to boost literacy and promote structured reading. 

Information that was shared by Governor Josh Shapiro’s office yesterday confirmed that the Pennsylvania Department of Education gave grants to 54 schools across 21 counties. 

According to Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Secretary Dr. Carrie Rowe, the money will be used to help schools build the systems, instructional capacity and evidence-based resources necessary to meet structured literacy requirements under the law. 

Central Valley schools received $415,405 and Freedom Area schools received $204,160 as a part of this funding.