LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Thirty-nine school districts across Michigan, including four from mid-Michigan, have been awarded state grants totaling more than $6.7 million to support innovative approaches to literacy instruction.

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is distributing the funds through the competitive Reading Excellence and Advancing District (READ) Innovation Grant.

As part of the State School Aid Act for fiscal year 2025, the legislature allocated $10 million under Section 35n for MDE to provide startup funding to eligible school districts.

The goal is to support innovative literacy initiatives that can be scaled by other districts and improve student literacy outcomes statewide.

The following mid-Michigan school districts received funding in the first round:

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