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Nebraska Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program

Approved Provider List 

Subgrantees must partner with one of the approved providers listed; this approved provider list ensures alignment with NDE CLSD Goal 1: Promoting cohesion and consistency across statewide tools and resources.

This list provides information on approved providers whose professional learning meets the minimum standards established by the Nebraska Literacy Project Evidence-Based Reading Instruction Professional Learning Rubric and are not to be considered endorsements by the Nebraska Department of Education.

Nebraska's Literacy Journey

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In order to arrive at the destination of 75% of 3rd graders scoring proficient or above on the NSCAS by 2030, funds from the state of Nebraska, the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Grant, and ESSER provide the needed “fuel” to support the alignment of evidence-based practices in professional learning systems both in the schools and in teacher preparation programs. Regional literacy coaches are being activated to support data collection and analysis in informing and refining instruction and to support the implementation of family literacy and pre-K programs

Nebraska's CLSD Program

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In August 2024, the Nebraska Department of Education was awarded a Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant. This federal award of $55 million over five years supports the NebraskaREADS initiative, which was launched in 2018 in response to the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act (NRIA). The NRIA requires high quality, evidence-based instruction, including individualized supports and targeted interventions to promote grade-level reading proficiency for all students.

The Nebraska Department of Education used a competitive rigorous evaluation process to award subgrants to 46 entities across the state. The funds are being used to build the structures, routines, and capacity necessary to sustain evidence-based literacy and pre-literacy practices in order to improve literacy outcomes for all students from birth through grade 12.

Our Vision

To foster a culture of proficient and lifelong readers in Nebraska and unlock student potential for learning, earning, and living through a focus on evidence-based reading instruction. 

Our Goals

Goal

Increase third-grade proficiency on NSCAS ELA to 75% by 2030

Nebraska CLSD Sub Goals

  • Cohesion and alignment of statewide tools and resources, including an updated Nebraska Statewide Literacy Plan, supplementation Nebraska’s statewide regional coaching network, and expanding and aligning tools and resources to ensure families, caregivers, and early childhood education centers can equip literacy in the home.
  • Statewide teacher and leader training and preparation in structured literacy and the Science of Reading, encompassing strategies from early childhood through adult literacy.
  • Support the selection, implementation, and continuation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and evidence-based practices to promote adequacy in resources for underserved students in early learning programs and school settings.

 

Updated July 15, 2026 9:22am