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A new literacy plan lays out steps to improve Arizona’s reading rates by 2030
Can 72% of Arizona third-graders read at grade level in the next five years? That's the goal set in place by the Arizona ...
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A yearslong campaign to improve literacy in New Orleans gains new urgency with state push
As Louisiana tries to boost literacy rates by improving how schools teach reading, a coalition of New Orleans groups is ...
VegOut Magazine8h
10 so-called status symbols that only actually impress the middle class
Some status symbols look impressive on the surface—but often reveal more about middle-class aspirations than true wealth or ...
American Library Association14h
Eight Libraries Selected for “Libraries as Literacy Centers” Initiative, A Major Milestone for Library-Driven Literacy Communities
ALA in collaboration with World Education, a division of JSI, announces the selection of eight libraries to participate in the transformative “Libraries as Literacy Centers: Strengthening Libraries’ ...
Stephen Curry highlights $25M literacy push in heartfelt Instagram post for Oakland school children
Stephen and Ayesha Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. foundation significantly invested $25 million in Oakland Unified School District ...
NPR Illinois22h
Media literacy education lacks consistency across Illinois
SPRINGFIELD — A survey of Illinois educators reveals a significant disparity in how they interpret a three-year-old state law ...
LA Times Today: Could phonics solve California’s reading crisis? Inside the push for sweeping changes
Why do California’s fourth graders have trouble reading? Nearly 60 percent of them do not read at grade level. Literacy rates ...
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Richmond Public Schools praises growth in literacy on first day of 200-day school
Richmond Public Schools started the 200-day program two years ago to address what it calls "longstanding equity and achievement gaps," and after a couple of years, Superintendent Kamras says there's ...