November 27, 2013 ISA'S STORY: I tutor because I was one of those kids too. Every phone interview with a potential Reading Partners tutor starts with some simple questions: “what’s your schedule like,” “how did you…
November 26, 2013 Celebrate #GivingTuesday 2013 Last year, on November 27, 2012, the Tuesday after thanksgiving marked the first annual #GivingTuesday: A very special giving event that is catching…
November 20, 2013 College students give and receive with Reading Partners in Los Angeles For El Camino College students Carolina Gonzalez and Cooper Truong, tutoring with Reading Partners comes with an unexpected perk. Both students…
November 16, 2013 Step Away from Your Desk: How Volunteering Can Boost Productivity at Work It‘s no secret that volunteerism has countless positive impacts on the community, and that volunteers are the driving force of local nonprofit…
November 11, 2013 "I am a Reading Partner Because..." There are a million and one reasons to volunteer, here are just a few brought to you by our volunteer tutors. I am a Reading Partner…
November 10, 2013 Early Reading Deficiencies Create Conditions that Enhance Teen Pregnancy Risk In a recent blog post, we discussed the high cost of poor literacy skills and the potential connection to a young person’s likelihood of being…
November 8, 2013 Latest fourth grade reading achievement scores prove U.S. has a long way to go America received its report card yesterday, and, for most of us, we deserve to be sent to our rooms without supper. While there were significant…
November 7, 2013 What Went Wrong With Colorado's Amendment 66? Reading Partners’ CEO Michael Lombardo laments the defeat of Colorado’s “grand bargain,” an amendment that would have seen nearly $1 billion directed…
November 4, 2013 In Silicon Valley, Tutoring is a Family Affair After sending her youngest son off to college, Debbie Dawkins was looking for a creative way to spend her days. Debbie’s son suggested that she look…
November 4, 2013 Maximize Your Impact: Give to Reading Partners on Colorado Gives Day We want to see lifelong learners coming from Colorado schools: students full of potential, empowered by education, and ready to drive our world into…