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March 4, 2020
Reading Partners of DC on civic engagement books
Jade Okunlola, the Program Manager in DC, talks literacy, Reading Partners, and her favorite kid books about civic engagement.
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June 8, 2020
Ask the DC Council to protect funding for early literacy
If you are a DC resident, please let the DC Council’s Education Committee know the importance of maintaining local funding for early literacy intervention.
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April 6, 2020
Nonprofit Launches Critical Student Support Including Literacy Tips and Activities Via Text
Social distancing, text messaging, and proven programming meet to bridge the digital divide and bring literacy support to students as DC schools are closed.
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March 16, 2020
Reading Partners DC announces local education champion as new executive director
Shukurat Adamoh-Faniyan will lead the early literacy nonprofit as it nears its 10th year of service in the nation’s capital.
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March 9, 2020
Helping our youth improve their reading skills [Radio segment]
Bobby Gailes on WHUR Radio talks with Aurora Milas, External Relations Manager for Reading Partners DC about our program and our need for volunteers.
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July 31, 2019
Diversify your Summer Reading List
Program manager Jade Okunlola tells ABC 7 about the importance and significance of diversity in literacy. The non-profit organization encourages people to support authors and illustrators of color.
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May 9, 2019
D.C. missed a deadline. And our students will pay the price.
The District government missed a deadline to reapply for federal AmeriCorps funding, leaving $3.5 million requested by the nonprofits in jeopardy.
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