AB 1454 (2025) — evidence-based literacy instruction law
How schools fund reading intervention in California
How schools fund reading intervention in California
How schools fund reading intervention in California
The state-level programs below are the streams California districts most often use for evidence-based reading intervention purchases, alongside the federal streams available everywhere.
Learning Recovery Emergency Block Grant (LREBG)
One-time state funds available to districts, COEs, and charters through 2027-28; allowable uses explicitly include early intervention and literacy programs for preschool-grade 3, tutoring and small-group learning supports, and learning recovery materials, with spending documented in the LCAP for 2025-28.
Literacy Coaches and Reading Specialists (LCRS) Grant Program
Grants to elementary sites with a K-3 unduplicated pupil percentage of 94% or higher (2025-26 cohort) to hire/develop literacy coaches and to develop and implement interventions for pupils needing targeted literacy support, including English learners.
AB 1454 evidence-based literacy professional development funding
The 2025-26 state budget included $200 million in one-time funding for evidence-based reading instruction training for teachers under AB 1454; this stream covers professional development (e.g., training tied to an intervention rollout) rather than curriculum purchases.
Approved-list note: California has no state-approved intervention list; AB 1454 requires an updated SBE-adopted K-8 ELA/ELD instructional materials list by January 31, 2027, but supplemental and intervention program purchases remain locally governed decisions.
