Think Prevention, Not Consequences, For Healthy Classrooms
Use data to get to the bottom of unproductive learning patterns. Read More
Stories From Home
Parents who overcame struggles with language and reading can give their kids the edge in school. Read More
Let’s Build a New Way to Get Kids with Hearing Loss Reading on Grade Level
Hard work lies ahead in getting all children with hearing loss reading on grade level by the end of third grade. Read More
Innovation Video Series, Episode 8 — How Basic Reading Skills Are the First Step Toward a Full, Healthy Life
It’s like a domino effect. Not reading on a basic level leads to bigger problems, systemwide and for each individual. Read More
From the Dept. of Public Health: Leveraging Technology to Get Kids Reading
One of the biggest obstacles in getting kids to read proficiently by the 3rd grade is getting them motivated to read. Read More
Summer Meal Site Locator now Available Online
The Summer Meal Site Locator is a free, web-based application that features a searchable map to help locate sites serving summer meals throughout the country. Read More
At Pepperell Middle School It’s All About Those Books
Kim Baker and her sixth-grade class at Pepperell Middle School in Lindale, Ga., are helping to Get Georgia Reading by letting kids know it’s all about the books. Read More
Schools Out—But We’re Still Learning
Communities across the country are getting ready to host Summer Learning Day events and programs on June 19 to increase awareness of the importance of helping kids continue to learn during the critical summer months. Read More
Helping Georgia’s Children Read Right From the Start
Teacher training is available through Cox Campus. Read More
Every Kid in Georgia Has Access to 8,000 Free Books this Summer
Join the Summer Reading Challenge and Light Up Georgia Read More
Children across Georgia Have Access to Free Meals this Summer
Free meals are available for children 18 and under (and some eligible adults) throughout Georgia through the Summer Food Service Program. Read More
Innovation Video Series, Episode 7—The Economics of an Educated State
Georgia’s economic future depends on our children's ability to read by third grade Read More
Books Are a Joy on Día
With local ownership, Día de los Libros connects communities and nurtures reading habits. Read More
Pull Over Book Mobile—Make Way for the Book Burro
El Biblioburro is a traveling library that brings books to children in La Gloria, Colombia, via donkey. Pinewoods Library, located in the heart of a trailer-home Park in Clarke County is telling that story and giving kids access to books. Read More
Innovation Video Series, Episode 5—Closing the Gap in Summer Learning
José Oromi of Horizons National says summer brings kids the opportunity to catch up, and even exceed. Read More
Parents and Libraries Cultivating Roots of Early Literacy
Early literacy begins with the primary adults in a child's life, and a library can help parents enhance that quest. Read More
Innovation Video Series, Episode 4—The Role of Health in Supporting Grade-Level Reading
Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, commissioner of the Georgia Dept. of Public Health, says the body and mind of a child are not in different places. Read More
Meet Author Carmen Agra Deedy
Children's author Carmen Agra Deedy hated to read as a girl. Read More
Innovation video series, episode 3 — The Slipstream of Consensus
Philanthropy isn’t always all it's cracked up to be. Read More
Learning Journeys: How Technology Can Transform
In the Clarke County district, learning occurs in every space. Read More