3rd Grade Reading Success Matters

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading

Newsletters

September 2012

The Campaign is a collaborative effort by foundations, nonprofit partners, states and communities across the nation to ensure that more children in low-income families succeed in school and graduate prepared for college, a career and active citizenship. Two grant programs aimed at advancing third grade reading have awarded millions of dollars to local communities, including several in the Grade-Level Reading Communities Network. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) yesterday announced... ... More »

August 2012

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is a determined effort to mobilize foundations, nonprofit partners, states and communities around moving the needle on third grade reading over the next decade. The Campaign and Attendance Works are collaborating on the Make Every Day Count Call to Action for school superintendents. The initiative challenges district superintendents to own the issue of attendance starting in the early grades, mobilize the community around reducing chronic absence... ... More »

July 30, 2012

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is a determined effort to mobilize philanthropic leadership around moving the needle on third grade reading over the next decade. Building off the momentum of the Denver conference, the Campaign’s Network Support Center is launching a webinar series starting in August to help members of the Grade-Level Reading Communities Network pivot from planning to performing. Webinars every Wednesday will deal with various strategies for building and sustaining... ... More »

July 2, 2012

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is a determined effort to mobilize philanthropic leadership around moving the needle on third grade reading over the next decade. This newsletter is a special report from our conference in Denver. Conference Closes With Call to Action, Announcement of All-America City Awards After nearly 50 workshops, sessions and table talks, conference participants gathered for a final plenary today that brought a call to action to work collaboratively... ... More »

July 1, 2012

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is a determined effort to mobilize philanthropic leadership around moving the needle on third grade reading over the next decade. This month's newsletter is a special report from our conference in Denver. Opening Plenary Energizes Crowd of Nearly 600 The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading launched its Communities Network Conference on Saturday with a rousing call from Managing Director Ralph Smith to pivot from planning to performing. “We will... ... More »