Are You “Spinach to Win It” During Farm to School Month in October?
“Spinach to Win It” is a statewide celebration coordinated by Georgia Organics to get kids eating, growing, and participating in spinach-themed activities. Read More
Improving Transition for Young Children from Early Education to Elementary School
A growing body of research is focusing on the importance of streamlining and improving coordination in the transition from early education settings to the public school system. Read More
Baldwin County’s Dr. Noris Price Named 2022 Georgia Superintendent of the Year
Baldwin County School District Superintendent Dr. Noris Price was named the 2022 Georgia Superintendent of the Year by the Georgia School Superintendents Association. Read More
Paulding County Families “Cook with Books”
Themed kits filled with books and activities are distributed to Paulding County families through the My Little Library Program led by Get Paulding Reading. Read More
DECAL Announces Another 2Gen Innovation Grant Funding Cycle for Community-Based Organizations Across Georgia
2Gen Innovation Grants are intended to help communities develop strategies for reaching out to student parents, who face substantial hurdles to achieving economic security. Read More
Bringing The Basics to Communities in Georgia
The Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy and the Get Georgia Reading Campaign are pleased to release the grant application for the 2022 Collective Impact Grant initiative. Read More
Cobb Collaborative Achieves “21 in 2021” Little Free Library Goal
Driven by the motivation of increasing access to books to improve reading achievement, Cobb Collaborative set and met a goal of installing 21 Little Free Libraries across Cobb County in 2021. Read More
A Day for the Books with Malcolm Mitchell
Get Troup Reading, a Get Georgia Reading Campaign community, and the Troup County School System hosted children’s book author, Super Bowl-winning football player, and UGA alumnus Malcolm Mitchell to Troup County. Read More
It’s Not Easy Being Young
Today’s youth face a litany of challenges on their way to adulthood. But luckily there are ways to help. Read More
Coming Together to Protect Our Children
In the early days of the pandemic, there was an assumption that children were not as vulnerable to the coronavirus as adults. Now, the virus is having an impact on more children and youth, and this is affecting their opportunity for in-person learning, which is critical to a child’s ability to thrive. Read More
A Story of Impact: Early Education and Literacy in Cook County
The COVID-19 pandemic kept many of the Cook County Library’s youngest patrons away for over a year, but Briella was one of the first to return, along with her mom, Sarah McRae, and her younger sister Shelby. Read More
Longitudinal Study of Georgia’s Pre-K Participants to Third Grade
Researchers at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill conducted an extensive assessment of the Georgia Pre-K program’s impact on children as they continue through the third grade. Read More
11th Annual Georgia Pre-K Week Underscores Importance of Early Childhood Education—and Our Youngest Learners
Voices for Georgia’s Children and the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning are hosting the 11th annual Georgia Pre-K Week this week. For the past 28 years, the nationally recognized Georgia’s Pre-K Program has provided quality early education to the state’s youngest learners. Read More
Get Troup Reading Infuses Literacy Opportunities Into Summer Camps
Get Troup Reading, in partnership with Troup County School System (TCSS), implemented a new program this year to help prevent the summer slide by infusing children’s camps with literacy opportunities through their EXPAND Summer Literacy Program. Read More
Staying Connected—Even When It’s Against the Odds
Our best strategy for supporting literacy in Georgia is to work together, form connections, and engage with one another. So, we need to consider strategies to maintain our social emotional engagement so that we are all “refueled.” Read More
Literacy for Learning, Living, and Leading Podcasts Inform Community Efforts to Advance Literacy
The Georgia Department of Education is producing 25-minute podcasts that explore innovative strategies and state and local resources that can inform community efforts to advance literacy. Read More
Are You Ready to Start Livin’ La Vida Okra During Farm to School Month?
“Livin’ La Vida Okra” is a statewide celebration coordinated by Georgia Organics to help kids across Georgia get to know okra by growing, eating, and learning about it. Read More
Literacy Emerges From the Shadows
Get Meriwether Reading is reaching children by merging the arts with their literacy initiatives. Read More
Literacy on the Lawn Event Brings More Than Books to Families in Seminole County
Seminole County Family Connection hosted Literacy on the Lawn so that families could safely come together at Seminole County Elementary School to play games, receive books, and learn about local resources. Read More
Sumter County Working Together for a Common Cause—Their Kids
Sumter County Family Connection and Sumter County Head Start, through the Get Georgia Reading at Home grant, distributed take-home activity kits to families most in need to enhance learning. Read More