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Georgia schools receive more than $61 million to improve literacy programs

School literacy book reading tile
School literacy book reading tile School literacy book reading tile

School districts across Georgia will be working to improve literacy initiatives for students with funding announced Thursday.

The state of Georgia was awarded $61,579,800 through the federal Striving Readers grant competition.

These funds were mostly distributed out to 38 school districts across the state through Literacy for Learning, Living, and Leading in Georgia (L4GA) grants by the Georgia Department of Education.

School Districts receiving grants

Atkinson County Baldwin County Bartow County Ben Hill County Bibb County Brooks County Carrollton City Clay County Clinch County Colquitt County Crisp County Dooly County Dougherty County Douglas County Dublin City Fannin County Floyd County Gainesville City Gilmer County Glynn County Gordon County Jefferson County Jones County Lamar County Laurens County Marion County Paulding County Pelham City Randolph County Richmond County Rome City Stewart County Thomas County Thomasville City Troup County Valdosta City Whitfield County Wilkes County