Children and caregivers in Twiggs County receive books, healthy food, and information like research findings about reading aloud and increasing the language of young children. Read More
GPB invites all Georgia students in kindergarten through third grade to create a Read More
Georgia Trend’s December 2019 issue highlights why early reading matters. Read More
People across the country have been coming together to build community through the use of a common story, and Dublin, Ga., joined this national movement in 2018 with “Dublin: A City of Readers.” Read More
The “Let’s Read a Book Today!” shared reading program provides new books each week for parents to read with their babies. Read More
The Beyond 2020 Get Georgia Reading Summit brought together a unique cross-section of community leaders and statewide decision-makers to stimulate innovative, scalable solutions. Read More
SEE-KS (Social Emotional Engagement—Knowledge and Skills) is in 26 school districts in Georgia, including Pre-K and Head Start classrooms. Read More
Cook County Family Connection Executive Director Zoe Meyers organized Loblolly Day to combine art and literacy for Cook County kids. Read More
Students from the south side of Atlanta access literacy coaching and other academic interventions for six weeks each summer through Emmaus House’s neighborhood school partnership. Read More
Implementing PBIS at Brookview Elementary School has helped decrease suspensions by 50 percent, increase parent involvement, and boost the school’s CCRPI by double digits. Read More
Georgia’s graduation rate has increased by 12 percentage points since 2012, with steady increases each year. Read More
“Oh My Squash” is a statewide effort coordinated by Georgia Organics to help kids across Georgia get to know squash by growing, eating, and learning about it. Read More
Danielle Newsome, a student and single mother, has become a voice and resource for student-parents and their children through her work with Family Connection. Read More
Jeff Davis Family Connection Director Denise Darley came up with an outside-the-box way to address literacy in her county—running a brief Get Georgia Reading Campaign video at the local movie theater. Read More
Get Meriwether Reading and the Meriwether County School System’s nutrition program recently launched the county’s first Summer Read & Feed Program. Read More
The “Reading to Go Places” Bookmobile visits two areas in Bartow's “Allatoona community” once a month, along with weekly visits to four low-income neighborhoods during the summertime. Read More
Heard County is working to increase high school completion rates by preparing all children to enroll in college, embark on a career, or enlist in the service after graduation. Read More
Apply for the 2019 Georgia ASYD Awards in honor of outstanding afterschool programs, professionals, and emerging youth leaders. Read More
What better way to say “I love you” to our littlest patients than by giving them the gift of literacy? Read More
Significantly more children in Georgia are proficient in reading and math today than 30 years ago. Read More