No Child Left Behind's Improving Literacy Through School
Libraries (LSL) grant program plays a key role in helping
students find reading success. Too many underprivileged children
read at levels significantly below grade level. By providing
funds to schools to improve the quality of their library media
centers, LSL grants allow schools to address the literacy and
reading challenges their students face. The following is an
excerpt from an article in The Helena Daily World (Arkansas)
covering the U.S. Department of Education's awarding of LSL
grants to three Arkansas school districts: "The U.S. Department
of Education's Gaye Lang and Arkansas' First Lady Janet Huckabee
presented a 'No Child Left Behind' library grant totaling
$365,351 to the Helena-West Helena School District this morning
at Central High School. Arkansas public school students from
three school districts will benefit from nearly $900,000 in 'No
Child Left Behind' grants for projects to improve students'
reading skills, U.S. Secretary of Educati