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The Kalamazoo Public Schools and the Kalamazoo Public Library are expanding their efforts to promote reading and head off the so-called "summer slide."…
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Update: Peace Pizzazz, previously scheduled for Bronson Park, will be held at Winchell Elementary due to expected rain. Efforts to keep kids reading over…
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Bridge Senior Writer Ron French calls Michigan’s efforts to boost reading scores “a sobering story.” He says the state focused on reading proficiently by…
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Ryan Wieber says any library wherever it is tries to serve its community. On August first, he became director of the Kalamazoo Public Library.The former…
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A documentary that debuted overseas earlier this year about America's "illiteracy crisis" will be shown Tuesday, June 20 in Kalamazoo -- the first…
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Every subject area in school depends on reading. That’s part of the reason that many districts in West Michigan are part of an initiative to boost reading…
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(MPRN-Lansing) Third graders who fail the state’s reading test might not be able to graduate to 4th grade. That’s if Governor Rick Snyder signs a bill…
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(MPRN-Lansing) The state Senate has adopted legislation that would allow schools to hold back some third graders who are not proficient at reading. The…
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Kalamazoo Literacy Council Executive Director Michael Evans says adult literacy touches issues such as workforce development, education and health. A…
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(MPRN-Lansing) The state House has approved a controversial bill meant to improve young students’ reading skills. The goal is to increase early…