July 23, 2013
2012-13 Reading Partners Student Performance Results
As Reading Partners’ students narrow their achievement gaps, futures brighten.
When Reading Partners (then YES Reading) first opened its doors in…
Growing a Passion for Learning
July 18, 2013
Bank of Sacramento Co-Workers Help Student Jump Two Grade Levels
Shain was a full three years behind grade-level in reading at D.W. Babcock Elementary School in Sacramento, and needed some focused one-on-one…
July 18, 2013
A “low-tech” approach to improving literacy gets traction in high-tech Sunnyvale
Sunnyvale is home to Silicon Valley companies such as Yahoo!, Juniper Networks, AMD, and NetApp – all widely recognized for innovations…
July 18, 2013
Reading Partners Tutors “Lean In”
When the editor at Be Inkandescent magazine asked me to write an article on Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s theme of “leaning in,” my first thought…
July 18, 2013
School's out, but Reading Partner's Summer Session is In!
A question we frequently heard over the school year from volunteers was: “do you continue tutoring over the summer?” We’re pleased to say that…
July 18, 2013
Spotlight on our Volunteers: Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments employees know much more than semiconductors and processors; they know that without strong literacy skills early on, elementary…
July 18, 2013
School's out, but Reading Partners' Summer Session is In!
A question we often hear from volunteers, teachers, and principals alike is: “Do you continue tutoring over the summer?” Well, for the first time in…
July 18, 2013
High Schoolers Gain Confidence and Career Skills with Reading Partners
When Jennifer Trejo moved to San Francisco six years ago, she entered a world very different from her own. In Mexico, she grew up speaking the…
July 16, 2013
Overcoming Obstacles in Downtown L.A.
When Michelle, a third grader at Dolores Huerta Elementary in Downtown Los Angeles, was enrolled in Reading Partners in September 2012, she was…
July 11, 2013
Reading Partners Expanding to Tulsa to Serve Students in Oklahoma's Highest-Need Schools
National Literacy Nonprofit Joins Local Effort to Expand
Educational Opportunity in Oklahoma
Oakland, CA—July 11, 2013—National education…
