Should the House establish a grant program to support summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site?
Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026 (H.R. 10058)
Schools with a summer lunch site could get funding for summer early reading programs, through grants that go from the Department of Education to state library agencies.
- Department of Education awards competitive grants to state library administrative agencies
- State library agencies give subgrants to eligible local educational agencies
- Eligible agencies need schools where at least 50% of prekindergarten through grade 3 students are reading below grade level or at risk