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Newsela products can be purchased with federal grants, general state funds, and local initiatives to help achieve your district goals.
Funding Opportunities for Schools and Districts
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Discover which Federal funding programs you can use to purchase Newsela
Title I: Support enhanced educational programs and services for students from low-income families.
Title II: Increase educational opportunity and student achievement by improving the effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders.
Title III: Help English Learners and Immigrant Students attain English proficiency and develop high academic achievement.
Title IV, Part A: Provide students with a well-rounded education.
Nita M. Lowey Century Community Learning Centers: Help students meet state and local academic standards in core academic subjects.
Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program: Advance literacy skills for students through grade 12, with an emphasis on disadvantaged children.
Rural Education Achievement Program: Help rural schools to improve student academic achievement.
ARP ESSER (Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief): Help school districts recover from the impact of the pandemic.
EANS (Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools): Help non-public school districts recover from the impact of the pandemic.
Newsela products are eligible for Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) funding
Your district can apply to receive a portion of your state’s funds. Here is what you need to know:
The U.S. Department of Education provides competitive funding to State Education Agencies (SEA) with the goal of enhancing literacy outcomes for children from birth through grade 12.
Grants in the most recent round of funding were awarded to 23 states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Washington DC, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia.
States must grant at least 95% to Local Education Agencies (LEA). Keep in touch with your district's federal programs manager or LEA to get the latest updates on application timing.
For more information, review the USDE's grants and programs overview.
How districts can use funding for Newsela
Learn how schools and districts can make the most with available funding resources
ESSA Funding Guide
How Newsela products support ESSA programs
Newsela products meet the required tiers of evidence for most programs within ESSA Title I-Title IV.
ESSER Funding Guide
Get the most out of stimulus funds
Go beyond intervention-only approaches to "learning loss" and facilitate meaningful, engaging lessons while covering critical standards.
Student success, backed by research
Newsela products meet ESSA criteria for Moderate/Tier II efficacy evidence. This approach assures you that students will gain the skills and knowledge they need to succeed beyond the classroom.