October 30, 2013
Charleston Book Buddies Becomes Charleston Region of Reading Partners
Charleston Volunteers for Literacy Book Buddies Program Joins National Literacy Nonprofit to Expand Impact in Charleston County
Charleston,…
Growing a Passion for Learning
October 23, 2013
Reading Partners and the Common Core State Standards
As they settled into the day’s tutoring session, Edward, a third grader in Denver, and his tutor, Mr. Harlon, discussed their shared love of…
October 22, 2013
Teens Serving their Community in Colorado
Mapleton Students Make a Difference
For most, high school is a turbulent four years filled with fun, friends, proms, SATs, ACTs, cliques, social…
October 22, 2013
Reading Partners Washington, DC Named "One of the Best"
I have a deep love and appreciation for words. I must say that the following 11 words made me happier than most that I read: “one of the best small…
October 21, 2013
Life is not just biological. It is a story.
Charlie Mintz showed up to his first day of tutor training at Cesar Chavez Elementary School in the Mission wearing a Joy Division T-shirt and…
October 18, 2013
Reading Partners Launches in 9 Tulsa Public Schools, Joining Local Effort to Expand Educational Opportunity
Leading national literacy program successfully brings high quality program to highest-need schools
For Immediate Release Tulsa, OK – October 18,…
October 15, 2013
Reading Partners Promotes Students' Belief in their Own Ability
“I’ll never forget the card I received from Keijah,” said Carol Hylton, referring to her student from last year. “In the card Keijah wrote,…
October 14, 2013
Reading Partners Dallas Nearly Doubles; Expands to 17 Elementary Schools Within DISD
Leading national literacy program commits to recruit and train volunteer reading tutors to serve 650 students in low-income communities over the…
October 14, 2013
An 8-year-old Protests Sexism in Children's Books
Eight-year-old KC is an activist in the making. When she found sexist children’s books at Half Price Books in Berkeley, KC protested the way most…
October 7, 2013
Do prisons use third grade reading scores to predict the number of prison beds they'll need?
Politicians find the factoid a pithy way to emphasize the importance of early childhood reading. And journalists find it a convenient lede for stories…
October 2, 2013
Palo Alto Gets Jazzed for Reading Partners
On October 20th, Bodhi Tree Concerts NORTH and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto are teaming up for an afternoon of live music, with 100%…
