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ReadPlayTalk: How one school district in Texas is prioritizing birth-to-five

Recorded: Dec 1, 2022

Mesquite Independent School District, serving around 40,000 students in the suburbs of Dallas, has developed a successful early literacy initiative powered by city-wide dedication to a unified vision: School readiness and early literacy are vital for long-term success, and they start at birth.

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Virginia Beach family featured in ‘The Right to Read’ social justice documentary

Kiahnna PattersonMay 31, 2023

“This is truly a crisis because two-thirds of our children in this country are reading below grade level,” said filmmaker and director Jenny Mackenzie. “We have to decide, do we have the political will to stand up and say ‘Enough?’ This is a huge issue and it is continuing to perpetuate systemic racism because we are leaving Black and Brown children behind?”

Birmingham Invests $1 Million in Early Childhood Education. What It Means

Ryan MichaelsOct 25, 2022

The City of Birmingham has made its largest investment ever in early childhood education, with a $1 million investment in Birmingham Talks, an initiative that provides curriculum, innovative technology, and personalized coaching to help build language skills in preschool-aged children.