National Volunteer Week Offers Chace to Honor Tutors
Promoting greater volunteerism and citizen service to help young children learn to read well has been part of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s agenda from the outset, reflecting the reality that that support will be essential to expanding promising programs and reaching the large number of children who are at risk. One of the major challenges we face is finding and engaging enough people willing to donate their time at schools and libraries. Fortunately, GLR Campaign... ... More »

Campaign Launches Partnership with Read Aloud 15 MINUTES
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is launching a partnership with Read Aloud 15 MINUTES, a national organization that works with schools and communities to increase the time parents spend reading to children. Read Aloud’s key messages, including babies are born learning and parents are a child’s first and most important teachers, align well with the GLR Campaign’s approach. We know that reading, talking and singing to children in the critical early years can help them... ... More »

GLR Network Expands to Another 5 Cities, 2 States
Five cities and two states have completed Community Solutions Action Plans and joined the Grade-Level Reading Communities Network. The newest members of the Network include statewide campaigns in Hawaii and Idaho, as well as initiatives in Sarasota, Fla.; Waukegan, Ill.; Portland, Maine; Memphis, Tenn.; and Tacoma, Wash. Several other communities have submitted letters of intent and are working on their plans for addressing grade-level reading. The Campaign expects to announce a new group of Network communities... ... More »

New GLR Video, KIDS COUNT Snapshot Show Reading Gap
A new publication from KIDS COUNT® and a new video from the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading underscore the gap in early reading proficiency rates between children from low-income families and their more affluent peers. The KIDS COUNT® data snapshot Early Reading Proficiency in the United States, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, finds that the gap between lower and higher income students has increased by nearly 20 percent in the past decade. The GLR Video... ... More »

Congratulations to our 2013 Pacesetters
The GLR Campaign has recognized two states and 37 communities as 2013 Pacesetters, an honor that recognizes their efforts to mobilize civic, business and community leaders to work with schools, libraries and other organizations toward the goal of improving early reading. The Pacesetters announcement marks the first of three announcements this year to recognize exemplary efforts and accomplishments of the 140 communities participating in the GLR Campaign, a nationwide movement to improve high school graduation rates... ... More »