Hispanic English language learners are now one of the fastest growing student populations in the country. Due to limited state and federal funding, bilingual teachers often face lack of equitable resources and district/administration support, learning gaps and dual-immersion classes with no budget for Spanish materials, among other challenges.
That’s where The Kemper Foundation’s (the philanthropic partner of Kemper Corporation) Read Conmigo Grant Program comes in, a bilingual literacy grant for grades K-5 that helps educators build more engaging, socially responsible and equitable bilingual classrooms through the purchase of classroom resources, tools, materials and professional development.
The Read Conmigo grant applications are now open for the fall 2024 grant cycle. Please find the full press release here. Read Conmigo grants are available to public or charter school educators in the CA counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura as well as select counties in Florida and Texas.
