Summer Learning Day: June 20 Take the Pledge
Summer Learning Day, celebrated on June 20 this year, has always been a great opportunity to build awareness. This year, the GLR Campaign and National Summer Learning Association are challenging communities to expand existing work or launch something new focusing on one or more of six priorities: Get healthy and get smart by offering nutritious meals and physical activities daily as a part of summer learning experiences. Make every word count by integrating daily reading and other literacy-related activities into... ... More »

Sesame Workshop, IMLS Named Pacesetter Partners
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading this afternoon recognized two organizations – Sesame Workshop and the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) – as  Pacesetter Partners for their contributions to improving third-grade reading proficiency. Sesame Workshop was honored at a gathering Sunday for its work for putting a focus on the important role of parents in nurturing early literacy. “For more than 40 years, Sesame Workshop and its flagship program Sesame Street have been synonymous... ... More »

Building Block for a Grad Nation
We asked each of our five founding partners to write a guest post describing how they support our goal of improving third grade reading rates. On the eve of the Building a Grad Nation Summit, Tanya Tucker, Vice President, Alliance Engagement for America’s Promise Alliance, describes the important connection between third grade reading and high school graduation.  Did you know that a child’s literacy level in third grade can predict her likelihood of graduating from high school nine... ... More »

Tapping City Leadership
We asked each of our five founding partners to write a guest post describing how they support our goal of improving third grade reading rates. Tonja Rucker, Principle Associate for Early Childhood at the National League of Cities, describes the work with six cities to help leaders align education and social services to support children from birth to age 8 Historically, education and human service systems have developed independently from each other despite sharing a common purpose. ... ... More »

United Way Worldwide and GLR: A Natural Fit
We asked each of our five founding partners to write a guest post describing how they support our goal of improving third grade reading rates. Krissi Jimroglou, Director of Impact Strategies and National Partnerships  at United Way Worldwide, describes how the GLR Campaign's goals dovetail with  those of United Way Worldwide.' When the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading asked United Way Worldwide to join the effort to improve third-grade reading back in 2010, it was a natural fit. After all,... ... More »