The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices is working with several states on a 5-month project to create or improve their policies and strategies for 3rd grade reading proficiency, especially for children from low-income families.
This past September, the Center for Best Practices began collaborating with state teams from Colorado, Delaware, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina and Oregon to achieve the following goals:
- Complete a policy audit and determine priorities using the NGA framework and policy tool, which will inform the state’s strategy for raising third-grade reading proficiency,
- Develop or refine legislative and regulatory proposals for the 2014-2015 school year or the 2015 legislative session, and
- Develop or enhance existing proficiency laws or strategic plans
This Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Initiative is grounded in the NGA’s 2013 policy framework, A Governor’s Guide to Early Literacy: Getting All Students Reading by Third Grade. The Initiative was developed based on the tool that came out of that policy framework for self-assessment and the identification of the most important policy needs. The ultimate goal of the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is success in school and the graduation of students prepared for college, career, and active citizenship.
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Initiative comes out of collaboration between funders, nonprofits, government agencies, business leaders, states, and communities. For more information about the past and future events associated with the Campaign, and for contact information, visit 3rd Grade Reading Success Matters.
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