Nearly $1.9M in state funding coming to Mahoning Valley schools

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning Valley schools will get more than $1.9 million in state and consortium funding to help students prepare for future success.

The Mahoning County Educational Service Center is getting nearly $1 million from Ohio’s “Straight A” grant.

And Mahoning County schools will also receive slightly more than $900,000 from the Northeast Ohio Literacy Consortium, a program created by Ohio State University to enhance student’s literacy skills.

State Reps. John Boccieri of Poland, D-59th, and Michele Lepore-Hagan of Youngstown, D-58th, made the announcement today.

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