More than 150 Cities, Counties Pledge to Make Early Reading an Urgent Priority

October 17, 2011

The response has been overwhelming. We’ve gotten more than 150 letters of intent to participate in the 2012 All-America City Grade Level Reading Award.  The list includes big cities large...

Grade-Level Reading Success at Morningside Elementary in Brownsville, Texas

October 14, 2011

Lately I’ve been browsing the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading website, which has a feature called “Bright Spots,” a collection of local success stories about reading programs. One of those bright...

2012 AAC Grade Level Reading Award Webinar

September 9, 2011

Mark your calendars for the September 20 Webinar on the 2012 All-America City Awards.

Eden, North Carolina’s Higher Education Initiative

August 18, 2011

Originally posted on the State of the Re:Union website: Everyone knows how important education is for the economic prospects of a community or region. But who would have thought that...

Richmond, Indiana Third Grade Reading Academy

August 10, 2011

Watch Jeff's new video on the Third Grade Reading Academy in the All-America City of Richmond, Indiana.

Jeff’s Video on the 2011 Awards program

July 29, 2011

All-America City Awards 2011 from Jeffrey Hatcher on Vimeo.

Reviving Route 40: Lakewood, Colorado

July 8, 2011

This is my latest post on the State of the Re: Union Website...

Media Coverage in South Bend

June 30, 2011

South Bend Mayoral Assistant Tom Price penned this opinion piece about local coverage of the All-America City win.

NCL Announces Grade Level Reading Award

June 24, 2011

The National Civic League is adding its support to national efforts to address a persistent challenge in education: increasing the number of low-income children reading at grade level by the...

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