Washington Post Forum to Focus on 3rd Grade Reading
Three years have passed since the release of  Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters and the launch of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. Since then, more than 30 states have put a stake in the ground on this critical milestone. Recognizing this, governors and chief state school officers will speak at a Washington Post Live forum on state policy and grade-level reading on Tuesday, June 4. The Reading Milestones: States Target... ... More »

State Policy Agenda Outlined for Birth-to-Third Frame
A new policy framework for supporting children from birth through third grade was unveiled recently by the Alliance for Early Success, formerly known as the Birth to Five Policy Alliance. The name change reflects growing consensus about the value of the birth-through-third frame that the GLR Campaign has been promoting. The Birth to Eight State Policy Framework – which emphasizes evidence-based approaches to improve health, learning and economic outcomes for young children – was developed in collaboration... ... More »

Iowa Named State Pacesetter
The GLR Campaign this week presented State Pacesetter honors to Iowa officials for the state's leadership in addressing the challenges that keep many low-income students from learning to read proficiently. Gov. Terry Branstad accepted the honor, along with legislators, educators and policy leaders. The designation reflects both the sustained commitment of state policymakers to early childhood education and the civic engagement in communities across Iowa. “Iowa leaders have set a high bar for education re­form and have acknowledged... ... More »

New Toolkit, Video Explore Chronic Absenteeism
The GLR Campaign--working together with America's Promise Alliance, Attendance Works, Civic Enterprises and Points of Light--is releasing a toolkit that explains the problem of chronic absence and offers a variety of ways to improve attendance through better messaging, parent engagement, community efforts and data crunching. The toolkit, Count Us In! Working Together to Show That Every School Day Matters, was developed in connection with the effort to recognize September as Attendance Awareness Month. It offers strategies that... ... More »

New PBS KIDS App Designed to Build Literacy, Math Skills
Building on the research and experience that has informed decades of children's programming, PBS KIDS has launched its first app designed specifically for parents to help them build early literacy and math skills for children 4 and under. The app provides more than a dozen games parents can play with their kids, each themed around a familiar location, including the grocery store, restaurant or home. The app not only provides games, but gives parents advice... ... More »