Funding from Coaching for Literacy enabled Emmaus House, in partnership with the Get Georgia Reading—Campaign for Grade Level Reading, to transition the program to meet the educational and socio-emotional needs of K – 3 children, funding critical supplies, training, books, and literacy kits. Read More
The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning will host a series of statewide celebrations beginning in September to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the state’s highly regarded Quality Rated child care system. Read More
“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
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 School District Superintendent Dr. Noris Price was named the 2022 Georgia Superintendent of the Year by the Georgia School Superintendents Association. Read More
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
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
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
Today’s youth face a litany of challenges on their way to adulthood. But luckily there are ways to help. Read More
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
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
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
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, 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
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
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
“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
Check out these fun titles for new chapter book readers from Cleo Joyce, programming manager at Forsyth County Public Library. Read More
Get Meriwether Reading is reaching children by merging the arts with their literacy initiatives. Read More
The OrganWise Guys will provide all Georgia’s children with access to digital resources that help families nurture healthy habits in a fun and engaging way, available through Aug. 15. Read More