1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Resources to Improve Dual Language Education Act of 2018 or the PRIDE Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Dual language programs have been found to provide the greatest academic gains for limited English proficient children. (2) Children exposed to a second language through dual language education demonstrated higher performance, in comparison to their schoolmates in traditional classrooms. (3) Few children from low-income communities, particularly African-American children, have had access to a well-developed and well-implemented dual language program. (4) Children in dual language programs experience substantial gains in language, literacy, and mathematics. 3. Dual language flagship grants (a) Purposes The purposes of this section are as follows: (1) To provide incentives for local educational agencies to develop innovative strategies for working with low-income and limited English proficient children. (2) To improve the school readiness of low-income and limited English proficient children and to ensure they enter school ready to succeed. (3) To provide consistent support for learning through high-quality dual language programs from preschool through the fifth grade. (4) To authorize the Secretary to carry out a demonstration project to enhance the biliteracy and bilingualism skills for children in impoverished communities, including limited English proficient and minority children, through the use and longitudinal evaluation of dual language programs beginning in preschool through the fifth grade. (b) Program authorized From funds made available under subsection (i), and after reserving funds under subsection (c), the Secretary is authorized to award not more than five grants to fund partnerships of local educational agencies, early childhood education programs including State-funded preschool programs and Head Start programs, and technical assistance providers to demonstrate effective strategies in ensuring the academic success of