Grade Level reading

All-America City Grade-Level Reading Award

MORE THAN 160 LETTERS OF INTENT SUBMITTED! See full list of cities here.

The 2012 All-America City Awards will go to communities that have developed the most comprehensive, realistic and sustainable plans to increase grade-level reading proficiency by the end of third grade.

Communities will submit community solutions action plans in March and be recognized in June for their strategies in three areas that have real potential to drive improvements in grade-level reading: school readiness, school attendance, and summer learning.

The Campaign and its partners–the National Civic League, National League of Cities and United Way Worldwide–are offering technical assistance and peer learning opportunities to cities that participate in the award process.

News from the Campaign

President Obama’s Budget and Early Learning

President Obama released his fiscal year 2013 budget proposal last week that includes increased funding for early education and child health. While much of the new money requested would go to higher education, early learning receives some attention. The President proposes an $85 million increase in funding for Head Start and a $300 million increase [...]

Posted by Kathleen Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 | Read More »

Ed Dept. Official Embraces Birth-to-8 Continuum

The U.S. Department of Education embraces the goal of ensuring more children learn to read by the end of third grade as part of its broader effort to create a “true cradle-to-career continuum,” said Jacqueline Jones, Senior Advisor for Early Learning to the Secretary of Education. “We’re doing everything we can to build a strong [...]

Posted by Kathleen Friday, February 10th, 2012 | Read More »

PreK-Third Grade Number One Education Trend in 2012

The Campaign has long proclaimed the importance of aligning prekindergarten instruction and curriculum with what’s taught in the primary grades. Now a respected education research organization has declared PreK-third alignment the No. 1 policy area to focus on in 2012. A new report from the Education Commission of the States predicts which issues have the [...]

Posted by Kathleen Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 | Read More »

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