Congratulations to Dr. Simone Gibson on the most recent program grants and gifts. These grants and philanthropic gifts represent a $672,010 investment in advancing literacy, enabling our research center to strengthen educator preparation, expand adolescent literacy policy and technical assistance, and build structured literacy expertise aligned with the standards of the International Dyslexia Association. A synopsis is below:

  • Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Literacy Initiative (funded, $177,366)

  • The Adolescent Literacy Policy and Technical Assistance; Nam Macgill Family Foundation (funded, $344,644)

  • Preparing educators to support structured literacy in concert with Accreditation from the International Dyslexia Association (Gift, $150,000)